Since the World Cup lends itself to fans painting every exposed body part in the colours of their national flag and doing their best to find accessories to match, the sunglasses on show at the Luzhniki Stadium were definitely fun, but not fabulous.
The fact that the tennis happened during a heatwave, however, gave spectators all the excuse they needed to bring the glamour. We loved: Floella Benjamin in polarised blue Wayfarer-style shades; Alexa Chung in her cat-eye frames; Jessica Biel and Justin Timberlake in his’n’hers; and the fashion queen of shades, Anna Wintour. Wimbledon for the win. Obviously. SC
WINNER: Wimbledon
Sportspeople do a great side hustle in hair styling. It makes sense, after all, that your style would be expressed tonsorially when you have to wear what is essentially a uniform every day. At the World Cup, loads of players had been at the SunIn. The best-use-of-peroxide award goes to Keisuke Honda for his signature crop.
But Wimbledon wins this round. Alexander Zverev’s voluminous, 90s-style waves, held back with a Palace x Adidas sweatband, from the sportswear brand’s collaboration with the cult label, was like an ode to Andre Agassi’s Centre Court look. While Agassi has since admitted his locks were actually a wig, Zverev’s is the finely conditioned mop of a 21-year-old. An endorsement deal is surely only a matter of time. LC
The Queen’s use of lime green has become one of 2018’s most distracting motifs. Wearing the colour to the royal wedding and again to Ascot, she was hard to miss. Ditto England goalkeeper Jordan Pickford, who became an English hero overnight after wearing it for their quarter final against Sweden. Another notable tribute in Russia came in the form of Natalia Vodianova presenting the World Cup trophy dressed as the World Cup trophy.
Over at Wimbledon, Meghan Markle’s first outing with Kate Middleton was a well-documented buddy-buddy affair. Yet the fact that Markle dressed in homage to the line judges – both wore blue stripes and cream palazzo pants, courtesy of Ralph Lauren – remained a high-concept but less-documented move. For obvious reasons. MF
WINNER: World Cup
The Russian police uniform worn by four women during a pitch invasion (claimed by protest group Pussy Riot) in the 52nd minute of the World Cup final was probably not real. If it was, it was symbolic, a political statement, worn to highlight the plight of political prisoners and the tournament as a PR stunt. Still, as uniforms go, it made a point, especially given Putin was in the crowd that day. And French wunderkind Kylian Mbappé high-fived one of the women.
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