Ok. Let me preface this by saying I love the Williams Sisters! They’ve got black people watching tennis again since Althea Gibson (My mom’s namesake) and Arthur Ashe. They are some fierce divas on the tennis courts.
Now that I’ve got that out of the way…what the hell Venus?! This black, red, lacy, cheap goodwill looking outfit is not cute. What were you thinking? You are a fashion designer and you put that hideous mess on?! Why would you even put yourself out there like that?
I know the Williams sisters have always pushed the envelope when it comes to on-the-court fashions. I do applaud them for trying to spice up tennis. No doubt. I am all for it, but Miss Venus was just clueless on this one.
Venus Williams
As you can see in the picture above, Venus wore this “French Maid” costume gone terribly wrong during her matches at this week’s French Open. The outfit drew a lot of attention – most surprisingly in support of it. The fit drew so much attention; Venus got an episode of ESPN’s Outside the Lines earlier this week. The discussion was tailored along the lines of how appropriate the ensemble was for the French Open.
Even if it was appropriate or inappropriate…that mess was just ugly! PERIOD. I mean, it really looked like a cheap Halloween costume. It was just really that awful. Venus also had some nude-colored shorts on under that craziness, which left me scratching my head with the look of “Huh?” on my face. My mamma always told me to make sure the undergarments matched. I just did not understand that at all. Venus, your attempt at trying to create whatever the hell you were trying to create gets a huge #EPICFAIL!
Now, we all know Serena is the powerhouse of this duo. Yes, I know it is not right to pit two sisters against each other, but Serena is the one that gets the movie and television roles, dates Common, has the bionic body that every man drools over.
Serena Williams
Remember her Cat Suit (visual above if you need a refresher). She got mad criticism for that one as well. In comparison, Serena’s Cat Suit looked better than Venus’ French Maid number. At least with the Cat Suit, you could understand what was going on. It was just a tight, pleather all-in-one body suit that really, and I do mean really “hugged” Serena’s curves. Could her body breathe in that thing?!
Venus’ fit was just too damn hard to even look at. Again, it was just that fugly.
I do give Venus props for her high-esteem, because a woman needs confidence to wear some tragedy like that. So, she does get points for being confident, but that’s about it.
SPEAK ON IT =)
Rebecca K. Roussell
