Venus Williams and her less-than-$20 shoes have a place in the finals tomorrow. The four-time (and defending champ) took out the grumpy (and possibly misinterpreted) Elena Dementieva in the semis. No chances for a mix-up over at Fila, who marked Sveta Kuznetsova and Dmitry Tursunov‘s shoes this week. And here’s a look at those Alfas […]
eleVen spreads its wings
Venus Williams must be getting excited that her clothing line, EleVen is finally catching on. Russian Nadia Petrova, who is no longer with French company Airness, is through to the fourth round of these Championships wearing EleVen whites. The press asked Venus for comment after her first round match. Q. You brought out a new […]
fashion focus: venus takes control of her wimbledon destiny
Venus Williams will step onto Centre Court wearing an EleVen dress of her own design. Not a bad way to defend a Wimbledon title, no? (Alas, no more Reebok hot pants!) Venus’ design stays with a simple silhouette but shows sophistication with the gathered fabric on its v-strap. The dress will be included in a […]
Venus isn’t done: in Bangalore, a new EleVen tank
We were tickled pink by Venus‘ latest tank from EleVen. She wore this in the quarters of the Bangalore Open against Vera Zvonareva. And her hair is growing in quite nicely after that awkward Zac Efron phase. Those curls remind me of Lucian Freud portraits. Next best thing: For those of you who didn’t get […]
fashion flashback: venus williams’ gigantor jewelry in melbourne
Speaking of big earrings, here’s a photo of Venus Williams‘ extravagant jewelry at last month’s Australian Open, in case you missed it. She paired it with booty-hugging clothing from her EleVen line and made it all the way to the quarterfinals before falling 6-7 (3-7), 4-6 to fourth seed Ana Ivanovic. Venus plans to play […]