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Maria Sharapova.(Brief article)

Vogue

| January 01, 2007 | Bowles, Hamish | COPYRIGHT 2007 All rights reserved. Reproduced by permission of The Condé Nast Publications Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: Hamish Bowles

In the twenties, the brilliant and temperamental tennis player Suzanne Lenglen defined the sporty chic of the modern garconne in clothes designed by the great couturier Jean Patou. Today, Maria Sharapova has helped bring fashion back to the courts, collaborating with Nike's designers on her striking tournament dresses.

For her evening matches in the U.S. Open, Sharapova-who wanted "pizzazz"-based the neckline on Hubert de Givenchy's most iconic Breakfast at Tiffany's dress. Her other fashion choices over the year, with their Alaia and Herve Leger body-contoured seaming and neon, could have stepped right off the spring 2007 runways. Sharapova also admires the quirky style ...

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