Venus Williams' Short Dress: Wanted to Appear Nude Underneath
Jan. 18 2011, Published 6:19 a.m. ET
Venus Williams is continuing to make a fashion statement on the tennis court. This time, it's what Venus wanted to wear (but decided not to) that has everyone talking!
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Venus started the Australian Open wearing a super short tennis dress that acted more like just a shirt, USA Today reports.
Venus described her ensemble as an "illusion dress" because she wanted to wear flesh-colored shorts to give the illusion she was going commando.
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"But at the last minute I decided not to," Venus told photographers after she won her opening-round match.
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Venus decided to wear black shorts instead.
"A lot of the focus of the dress is the zipper," she added.
Wonder if she'll be brave enough to wear the flesh-colored shorts the next round? Do you think she should?