While all the eyes might be set at Paris where the European men’s wear collection just ended and the couture week started this Sunday with Versace’s parade of gym-inspired clothes. In a totally different hemisphere, an equally eye-catching show has been taking place, which is definitely worth pausing for a moment. We are obviously talking about Australian Open, the tennis tournament that kicks off the Grand Slam quartet. If you think the ready-to-wear fashion calendar is divided into four different seasons — spring/summer, pre-fall, autumn/winter and cruise, then the Slam tournaments fulfil almost the same function for sportswear. And that means, Australian Open is also the opening style salvo of the year. It sets the tone for season one.
Trends at Australian Open are just as important as the other major fashion shows
For someone, who has always been focused on couture trends, what big athletes wear at tennis court might seem irrelevant. But what they don’t realize is – the trends that big sports personalities wear has a trickle-down effect on that increasingly important clothing genre known as “athleisure,” which has an impact on what everyone wears.
The couture trends might be important for you to know which will be the colours of the season and what would be the trends to look out for but people invest just as much money in their sportswear. In fact, people don’t really expect to feel comfortable in their couture gowns, but they do want to feel extremely comfortable in their gym clothes.
In fact, there are so many things to focus on when it comes to sportswear. The colour is obviously important, whether the clothes should have geometric prints and a little bit of sheer too. But mostly: colour. The kind of saturated, sunset colour most often associated with tropical drinks, as opposed to tennis.
So many trends to watch out for this year
Serena Williams kicked the whole thing off with her neon-yellow Nike crop top and skirt, which was not necessarily the best look for her. But this is shaping up to be the shade of month that was also modelled by Jelena Jankovic (a hibiscus yellow), Novak Djokovic (a sunshine-y Uniqlo shirt) and Marin Cilic (lemon Li-Ning polo).
Then there was Maria Sharapova’s peach-melba Nike halter dress with sheer mesh insert in back; Kei Nishikori’s Uniqlo tangerine dream; Caroline Wozniacki’s sunset-toned Stella McCartney for Adidas; Ana Ivanovic’s cherry/rose/coral graphic Bauhaus-inspired Adidas; and Agnieszka Radwanska’s fluoro pink Lotto number.
Hot pink also showed up on Timea Bacsinszky and Carla Suárez Navarro. As it happens, Ms. Radwanska is playing Ms. Navarro in the quarterfinals on Tuesday, which could give new meaning to the idea of a “match,” so it will be interesting to see if one of them opts for a different shade.
The upside of the trend was demonstrated by Stanislas Wawrinka, with his two-tone Tequila Sunrise of a matching shirt and shorts combo, fire opal orange melting into yellow fading back into orange. It left last year’s nerd-chic look in the shade.
It will be interesting to see if any of these trends make it to the ramp.
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