Funny that this morning I was wondering what Reebok was making for Venus to wear at this year’s U.S. Open. As you might know, Venus’ crazy sponsorship deal — which paid $40 million over five years starting in 2000 — wasn’t renewed because of all her injuries (poor thing). But she had worked out a deal that paid her to wear these short shorts at Wimbledon.
Now she’s bounced back by partnering up with Steve & Barry’s for her clothing line EleVen (at an announcement that overshadowed the Masha/Nike red dress junket yesterday, I might add). Venus will wear some of pieces on the court in Flushing Meadows, including this dress and $15 (!) pair of shoes above.
I think that color will look good on her. And I LOVE the collar on that sleeveless top. Brava!
Bonus round: CNBC’s Darren Rovell did a great interview with Howard Schacter, Steve & Barry’s Chief Partnerships Officer. Read it here.
I watched a news special on the Starbury line where they did some quality testing by an independent expert and the quality was comparable with high-end shoes such as Nike. Don’t let the high prices fool you. It costs about the same to make either shoe.
I applaud elite athletes like Starbury and Venus (and of course Steve and Barry’s) for making their lines affordable for people.
To sum it up, the shoes will hold up fine.
Yeah. Venus plays so aggressively which makes me wonder how the shoes will hold up. It’s likely that she’ll supplement the shoe with her own insoles/lining. Most shoes made for athletes come pretty bare-bones anyway (and they get custom-made inserts from their doctor/trainer).
I assume Stephon Marbury plays in his Steve & Barry’s shoes, too. I have no idea how that is working out at all…
The outfit is cute, but the idea of a professional athlete wearing a 15$ shoe on-court is stupid and extremely risky IMO.
But the dress IS nice, especially the little bow above the line of the skirt.
[weird-looking mannequin, while we’re at it… :]
This is hot. I think it is one of the best outfits so far. venus will definitely look absolutely gorgeous in this outfit. Go V