It hasn’t even been a week since the controversy over Serena Williams‘ French Open attire, and now the tennis world once again finds itself embroiled in a dustup over what is appropriate for women in the sport. At the 2018 U.S. Open, French player Alizé Cornet was given a code violation by a chair umpire…
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Serena Williams, greatest athlete of our time, has finally spoken about French Tennis Federation’s recently announced ban against the Nike catsuit she wore to compete in the French Open in May 2018. Williams’ catsuit for the tournament, her first after giving birth to her daughter last year, had a specific purpose: It was engineered to…
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In May, Serena Williams played in the 2018 French Open, her first tournament since giving birth to daughter Alexis Olympia last summer. She stepped onto the court wearing a black catsuit specially designed for her by Nike—and fans loved it. However, the president of the French Tennis Federation apparently wasn’t a fan, and the Associate…
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When three-time French Open winner Serena Williams returns to Grand Slam tennis next week, the top competitor will face a mother of a battle. After 14 months off the court to recover not just from childbirth, but from near fatal complications that kept her bedridden for six weeks, Williams will compete in the French Open,…
Read moreScan the streets of almost any neighborhood in Paris, and you’ll see a wide range of international high-street chains (the Topshop’s and the Mango’s), mid-range French boutiques (the Maje’s and the Kooples’) and luxury fashion houses (the Dior’s and the Louis Vuitton’s). All are widely exported, to every major metropolis, from New York to Tokyo.…
Read moreCatherine Deneuve, the 74-year-old French actress known for her decades-long career, has joined 99 other women in signing an open letter that challenges the #MeToo movement and its French counterpart #Balancetonporc, claiming that the public campaigns infantilize women, limit sexual freedom, and contribute to “puritanical” and “totalitarian” thinking. The letter was published Tuesday in French…
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