Just as a side note, Serena is under an endorsement contract with Puma, so to a certain extent she doesn't have any say in what she wears. If they tell her to wear it, she has to wear it.... otherwise she's gotta give up those endorsement bucks.

Re: Re: Re: Lennox Lewis
 

Totally off the subject but Soror I just LOVE Recess. My son will be like I wanna watch Tarzan and we fight because I want to watch Recess. "Note" My son's nickname is T.J.

Serena has to wear Puma, but she designs or has a say in every outfit that she wears. She has a degree in Fashion.

Ok...im with ENDROAD
 

Off the beaten path again....But I am also a fan of Recess... Gotta love spanelli (sp?).My nephew got me hooked and now when he wants to watch pokemon he has to go in another room...:p

Bump/another perspective
 

From Niaonline.com

On the Verge:
Serena's Body Suits Her Just Fine
by Jill Nelson

We live in a society that celebrates individual privacy, especially when it comes to our bodies. Even children are taught about personal physical boundaries. Yet when the subject turns to Black women's bodies, it seems that we're all fair game for commentary, and nearly everyone has an opinion.

Reams have been written about the derrieres of Beyonce Knowles and Jennifer Lopez, not to mention the racial politics of Halle Berry's nude, interracial love scene in Monster's Ball. And there certainly has been no shortage of commentary on Oprah's adipose tissue.

But what's new? In this society, we women are too often judged by our physicality, as if the way we look is a reasonable measure of our worth as individuals. This reality is compounded for sisters, who have to contend with both contemporary and historical cultural norms and values concerning our bodies.

Even in the 21st century, it sometimes seems as if we remain in the past, stuck between the overweight, overbearing, all-nurturing mammy and the voluptuous, dusky, oversexed seductress of Massa's plantation fantasies. Too often the medium--in this case our bodies--is taken as the message.

The recent frenzy of commentary about Serena Williams's attire at the U.S. Open is just the latest example of open season on Black women's bodies. Williams won the women's-single title--her third consecutive grand slam win this year--in a formfitting black spandex outfit. She called it a cat suit, but it reminded me of the outfits worn by track-and-field runners.

Along with commentary on the sports pages, Williams's outfit provided fodder for Robin Givhan, fashion critic of The Washington Post. Givhan described Williams's attire as a "tight-fitting, short black jumpsuit that looked as though it might have been designed by Huggy Bear" and asserted that Williams has a "propensity to select fashions more appropriate for a working girl of a different sort."

The fact that the writer is herself an African-American woman makes these comments not only offensive but also sad. It's another example of a member of the Black middle class taking on the role of race representative and arbiter of taste and trying to impose on the rest of us her own standard of what is acceptable for Black women.

Serena looked like a superbly developed, exuberant young woman, on top of the world and flaunting not only her game but also her fabulous body. So what?

It's difficult for me as a Black woman not to feel personally insulted by the excessive negative assessments of Williams's clothing choices. To my mind, such comments have to do with sexism, racism, and plain old jealousy resulting from both Serena and Venus Williams's domination of the still very White sport of women's tennis.

Like many other people, I was startled by Williams's outfit, but not for long. Sure, the traditional color for tennis garb is white, but that's been changing for more than a few years, and not just on the part of the Williams sisters. In addition, it seems to me that tennis clothes in general are getting shorter, tighter, and more revealing. Regardless of who has been on the court, I've seen more nipples, navels, and naked hips over the past year than ever before.

Yet it wasn't the sight of Serena Williams's body-hugging black cat suit that mesmerized me; it was her incredibly athletic and powerful body. Yes, her outfit left little to be imagined, but why should it? She's an athlete and her body is her instrument; why encumber it with more fabric than necessary? To tell the truth, as a Black woman, I reveled in watching her unadulterated, incredible athleticism and glorious physicality.

Unfortunately this is not going to happen, but I'd love to have Williams's body for just one day. To walk on those powerful legs, feel those muscled arms, and sit on that rippling derriere would be heaven. Frankly, if I were in that situation, I'd probably find myself something equally formfitting to wear too.

It seems to me that the uproar over Williams's outfit is a sexist double standard and speaks to the way in which women's tennis is still viewed today. In spite of female athletes' athleticism, they are still required to appear in a way that Caucasians define as ladylike.

There's also the old racist double standard: It's OK for Anna Kournikova--who has never won anything but nonetheless makes millions in endorsements--to capitalize on her blond hair and slender form, but somehow it's unacceptable for Serena Williams--ranked number one in the world of women's tennis, a champion--to wear whatever she wants.

What really bothers some people about Serena and Venus is the flaunting of racist and sexist notions that is inherent in much that they do. They're two Black women with classically Black features and bodies, blood sisters, not only dominating the world of women's tennis--a world they're not supposed to be a part of--but refusing to accept being co-opted by the establishment, Black or White, because of their success.

This reality may make some people angry, but it's one of the many things I love about Venus, Serena, and the whole Williams family--that they look, behave, and think like regular Black folks, with their awareness of racism, braids, beads, passionate responses, blond tresses, and all the rest. Frankly, it's great to see some successful, rich Black people celebrating who they are, body and all, and not becoming, like so many others who make it in America, members of the tribe of the Un-Negro.
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IN SHAPE AND LOOKING GOOD
 

There is nothing wrong with Serena's outfit! If a white girl would have wore the same outfit, no one would care because she would not "fill" the outfit out as well! I am just glad to see a sister WHO'S IN SHAPE doing her thing. I only think it's kind of nasty to see sistahs that think being "thick" and attractive means being out of shape with more rolls than a doughnut factory...wearing an outfit like that!!

Folx love to focus on a black women's sexuality instead of her talent!:mad:

Keep doin it Serena!!!

I thought she and Venus were still students in Florida. Due to the fact that they are still playing, they were not full-time students.
:confused:

Plus, Venus has outfits in Wilson's Leather store.

Re: Bump/another perspective
 

I was thinking the same thing. Women's track and field outfits are worse. There like spandex panties. :eek: But you don't hear anything about them.

I will just say this...If only I had that body I would be rocking it , too!!:p

Mixed feelings about the article
 

I liked Jill Nelson's article and a lot of the thoughts about it, but she could have done without the trashing of Robin Givhan, the Washington Post's capable fashion writer.
That's because Ms. Nelson is a child of the "black middle class" that she disses in the piece, and has spent much of her life running away from that. :rolleyes:

When I saw Serena in that outfit, I was trippin' at how BIG her booty is! The girl has a shape that is out of this world. She looked great in her outfit-why put on something else? YOU GO GIRL! That is just my OPINION! But, I do think that Serena thinks she's all that, but hey, she is! A twenty year old winning $900 grand in one GAME! I am so not mad at her. BUT she need to take those blond braids out! I'm through.

you're right, neither has actually gained a degree from the art institute of fort lauderdale.

TTT/Serena's newest gear
 

Re: TTT/Serena's newest gear
 

The little denim number is kinda cute.

She sports her new gear tonight, yes?

Yeah, she did. And of course, they are talking about it.

http://msn.foxsports.com/story/2853110?GT1=4529

ETA: MAN! HER ARMS!! Can I be down???

http://msn.foxsports.com/id/2861594