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AI garment reconstruction: Eugenie Bouchard, Wimbledon 2016. Eugenie Bouchard at Wimbledon in 2016: a loose pleated shift with no fitted waist.

Match kit · AI garment reconstruction.

Eugenie Bouchard · 2016

The dress that billowed

A loose pleated shift lets go of the fitted tennis waist.

The story behind the look

The white scoop-neck dress falls freely from the shoulders, with no fitted waistband. Pleated sections open around the sides and hem, allowing the short shift to billow in motion.

Nike’s 2016 Wimbledon design prompted some players to request alterations to its side slits. Bouchard defended its short length and modern shape.