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AI garment reconstruction: Venus Williams, Wimbledon 2008. Venus Williams at Wimbledon in 2008: the Goddess dress: broad crossed halter straps above a small keyhole and curved mini skirt.

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Venus Williams · 2008

The crossed halter

Crossed straps and a keyhole turn Wimbledon white into a sculpted dress.

The story behind the look

Williams wore her own EleVen label at Wimbledon in 2008. She called this design the Goddess dress in a contemporary interview, and explained that she planned to wear it again at the US Open in black and fuchsia.

Broad straps cross at the upper chest, leaving a small teardrop opening. The fitted bodice leads into a short, curved skirt. Williams won her fifth Wimbledon singles title that summer.