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AI garment reconstruction: Maria Sharapova, Australian Open 2008. Maria Sharapova’s white sleeveless dress, round high neckline, narrow vertical pleats falling down centre front, fitted smooth side panels, low hip line and narrow pleated lower border.

Match kit · AI garment reconstruction.

Maria Sharapova · 2008

Pleats for Melbourne

Fine front pleats and a miniature pleated hem framed her Melbourne title run.

Athlete
Maria Sharapova
Tournament
Australian Open
Date
January 2008
Design
Nike
Tournament finish
WSingles

The original look

Maria Sharapova’s white sleeveless dress, round high neckline, narrow vertical pleats falling down centre front, fitted smooth side panels, low hip line and narrow pleated lower border. Historical on-player photograph.

David Callow / Sports Illustrated · Copyrighted editorial photograph; rights remain with the credited owner.

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The story behind the look

Nike dressed Sharapova in white for her 2008 Australian Open championship run. Narrow vertical pleats down the centre front gave the bodice a shirt-bib effect, with smooth side panels shaping the waist.

A second band of closely spaced pleats finished the short hem. Those small changes in texture made the nearly monochrome dress distinctive without relying on a bold print.