Tennis Club Dressing Off the Court

Tennis Club Dressing Off the Court

Tennis whites have become a mood rather than a sport. Pleated skirts, polo knits and visors now show up at brunch more than at the courts. This edit is the court look without the match.

The club comes off the court

Tenniscore has been around long enough to stop being a trend and start being a wardrobe. It borrows the pleat, the polo and the crisp white sock, and it looks clean on anyone.

Trousers and shorts

The pleated skirt is the center of it, short enough to move and long enough to wear anywhere. The bottom half decides the proportion, so these are worth choosing carefully.

Skirts

Polo shirts and fine knits give it a preppy tone that has outlasted the current moment. Skirts are the easiest way to change the mood of a plain top.

Mini dresses

Sweater vests are the cool-weather uniform, worn over a collared shirt. Dresses are the fastest way into the trend, since one piece is the whole outfit.

Dresses

White is the base color, with navy and green as the only accents. Here the dresses come in every length and cut, so the look is easy to match to an occasion.

Shoes

The pleated skirt is the center of it, short enough to move and long enough to wear anywhere. Shoes decide whether the outfit reads dressy or casual.

Accessories

Polo shirts and fine knits give it a preppy tone that has outlasted the current moment. Accessories are the quickest, lightest way to join the trend.

Bags

Sweater vests are the cool-weather uniform, worn over a collared shirt. A bag is the accent, and it is where the outfit gets a bit of personality.

Sets

White is the base color, with navy and green as the only accents. Sets save time, since the work of matching has been done already.

Knitwear

The pleated skirt is the center of it, short enough to move and long enough to wear anywhere. Knits bring the cold-weather texture that the season needs.

More from the edit

Polo shirts and fine knits give it a preppy tone that has outlasted the current moment. A few more pieces from the edit that did not fit the other groups.

Also in the edit

Sweater vests are the cool-weather uniform, worn over a collared shirt. The rest of the edit, mixed together.

Making it work off the court

Mix one sporty piece with something sharper, like a trouser or a loafer. The contrast keeps it from looking like a uniform.