Wimbledon players are bound by a strict all-white dress code. But some women in tennis have been drawing attention to another anxiety: the added stress of leaking through their 'Wimbledon whites' while on their period. Via TheFeedSBS:
Monica Puig of Puerto Rico has spoken out about the stress of adhering to a strict all-white dress code at the tournament.Wimbledon, the oldest and arguably most prestigious tennis tournament on the calendar, is steeped in long-standing tradition.
The dress code was written in the 1880s, when any form of sweat on one's sports attire was considered improper and rude, with white clothing believed to minimise the visibility of sweat and cool the players. Popular tennis great Roger Federer caused Wimbledon officials consternation in 2013 when he stepped out on the grass court wearing a pair of shoes with orange soles.
"It's true, I myself had to skip my period around Wimbledon for the reason that I didn't want to worry about bleeding through. We already have enough stress."
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