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Special dress auction to celebrate Wimbledon anniversary

14/06/2011
Dresses customised for the stars of women’s tennis by designers including Stella McCartney, Vivienne Westwood, Giles Deacon, Matthew Williamson, Hussein Chalayan and David Koma will come under auction at a special event to mark the 125th anniversary of the Wimbledon tournament, which gets under way in London on June 20.

The event is a collaboration between the Women’s Tennis Association and the British Fashion Council. Tennis stars will wear the dresses at a pre-tournament party with the auction continuing during the Wimbledon fortnight. The money raised will go to charity.

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