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AI garment reconstruction: Anna Kournikova, Wimbledon 1997. Anna Kournikova’s white sleeveless adidas dress with a broad navy collar and three curved stripes down each side at Wimbledon in 1997.

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Anna Kournikova · 1997

The debut dress

A navy collar and curved stripes on a breakthrough Wimbledon dress.

Tournament
Wimbledon
Date
June–July 1997
Design
adidas
Tournament finish
SFSingles

The story behind the look

A broad dark collar frames the V-neck of this white one-piece dress. Three curved stripes follow each side from the bodice to the flared hem, giving a familiar sportswear motif a fitted, flowing shape.

At 16, Kournikova reached the Wimbledon singles semifinals on her tournament debut, her best Grand Slam singles result. A broad navy collar and curved Adidas stripes gave her white dress an unmistakable late-1990s shape.