Venus Williams turns her hand to fashion

17/09/2012
Tennis star Venus Williams has turned clothing designer, showing her debut collection during a New York Fashion Week that saw sportswear feature heavily in the spring/summer 2013 collections of numerous fashion houses.

The catwalk was painted as a tennis court for the sportswear-heavy EleVen show, and Ms Williams’ sporting friends, including ballerinas and boxers, modelled the collection.

She told US publication StyleBistro: “Athletic wear is a growing market, and I saw a demand for clothes that can be taken on and off the court - or from the gym to lunch - with a few simple accessory changes.”