Lots of Fed Cup action this weekend… the U.S. lost to an equally-thinned out Russian team in one semi, and the Italians beat France 3-2, giving them a chance to defend their title. Best dressed match: The rubber between Venus and Russian Anna Chakvetadze. Venus wore a Reebok pleated skirt and some Indian-style earrings, while […]
short balls: a stroll down memory lane…
I just came back from a preview screening of Ken Burns‘s upcoming WWII documentary for PBS. They did it at the Los Angeles VA. Man, I’d never seen so many Members Only jackets worn unironically and by their original owners; it was great. The preview was good, too. The seven-part series will air beginning Sept. […]
fed cup fashion roundup
While much ink has been spilled about last month’s Fed Cup ties, not many folks covered who wore what. Here it goes: Best dressed woman: Australian Samantha Stosur donned her country’s sporting colors against Austria. (what a smart way to get out of the red/blue/white rut. When I get appointed as U.S. Secretary of Style, […]
applause for airness
Sports clothier Airness continues with the pink theme for Nadia Petrova (this time playing on the Russian Fed Cup team vs. Spain): and they chose to mix up Nikolay Davydenko‘s on-court outfit by moving away from white (see his Indian Wells garb here and here) — and to orange — as the dominant color. “A” […]
RIP Boris Yeltsin (1931-2007)
Tennis lost one of its great supporters. The Kremlin has confirmed that Former Russian President Boris Yeltsin died of heart failure today. He was 76. As the world celebrates his life and his significant role in world politics as the first leader of Russia after the fall of the Soviet Union, we should not forget […]
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