2015 Australian Open: Best and Worst Dressed in Melbourne
Fluorescents ruled the fashion scene at the 2015 Australian Open. Players wore colors so vibrant they looked as if they could glow in the dark.
Even the usually tailored and sophisticated Roger Federer donned a neon-like color Nike calls "volt/light green." Although Federer looked fine, the funky fluorescents are best left to the "fashionisters," such as Nick Kyrgios and Gael Monfils.
Serena Williams, queen of the tennis fashion scene, drew raves for her figure-hugging Nike Slam Tunic. Complete with a provocative cutout in the back, the top was a hit among fellow contenders Victoria Azarenka and Eugenie Bouchard. Both complimented the dress on Twitter.
Of course, along with the fashion hits, there were misfires. Repeat offenders Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Svetlana Kuznetsova failed to make this worst-dressed list. Too easy.
Instead, the worst dressed on this list are those who aimed for a fashion ace but double-faulted.
Honorable Mention Worst: Fernando Verdasco
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Fernando Verdasco nearly pulls off this Adidas dashiki-like faded purple top. From the Adidas spring Adizero line, the shirt is sort of cool. But the leg warmer-sized wrist bands push this kit to the wrong side of the fashionable equation.
Honorable Mention Best: Simone Bolelli
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Fellas, and that includes you, Mr. Verdasco, if you're going to flirt with patterns, go bold and balanced like Simone Bolelli. Bolelli's camouflage-coordinated look captures his fighting spirit. The orange trim adds punch.
Worst: Tomas Berdych
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Speaking of patterns, Tomas Berdych just needs to stop. Stop with the crazy pattern combos. Stop trying to make quirky seem edgy.
No male over age nine needs to be running around in clouds and stripes.
Stop wearing mood-altering apparel. Just stop.
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Best: Nick Kyrgios
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Few do fluorescent as well as the flamboyant Nick Kyrgios does. The black trim around the top of the socks and across the shirt balance the tennis ball-yellow kit. Heck, even his racket matches.
Worst: Camila Giorgi
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Camila Giorgi wore three different dresses in the three rounds she played. None of them made the best-dressed list. She had a purple-lace number, green shorts and a top and then this paisley nightmare that landed her among the worst dressed.
Best: Maria Sharapova
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Maria Sharapova continues to wear classic A-line cut dresses. This Nike Maria Oz outfit is one of the best dresses Sharapova has worn in years. Nike calls the colors "daring red/bright peach/volt." The flattering razorback cutout makes this dress daring and peachy keen.
Worst: Thanasi Kokkinakis
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Perhaps Thanasi Kokkinakis tried to channel fellow Aussie Kyrgios. But he missed the mark with this peach-speckled look on neon green. The busy pattern was bad enough on the top. Continued on the shorts, it's an eye-stinging hot mess.
Best: Sloane Stephens
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If only Sloane Stephens' game was as well-designed as her dress, she might not be in a free-fall in the rankings. The Under Armour dress comes with cute pockets. The spaghetti straps in the back are quite dainty.
Worst: Garbine Muguruza
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Sometimes, it's not the clothes that land a player on the worst-dressed list. In the case of Garbine Muguruza, it's how the outfit looks on her.
Muguruza is listed at 6'0" and 161 pounds. Statuesque, she can pull off a variety of looks. But not this one. The Stella McCartney-designed outfit from Adidas works against instead of with Muguruza's frame. Pictured here with a gray top, the skirt appears stagnant when Muguruza moves.
Best: Serena Williams
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Nike calls this top the Spring Slam Tunic. It's stunning, playful, powerful, sexy and fun. It's the best outfit of the tournament.
Of course, Williams, no stranger to high-fashion drama, turns it up a notch with the pink bra and coordinating shorts. It's by far the most "oh la la" outfit in Melbourne.
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