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Since the end of his career, there almost three years, Marion Bartoli has been converted into trendy. The winner of Wimbledon 2013 Attended the prestigious Central Saint Martins in London and designed especially jewelry and a line of clothing in collaboration with Fila *.

The former champion, also a consultant on Euro-Sport takes a look informed about dress codes tennis.

What inspires you holding tree zebra, among others, by Jo-Wilfried Tsonga?

MARION BARTOLI. (Laughter.) As a designer, it is clear, I would not have done that! The cut is made, including the dress(formal gowns) worn by Ana Ivanovic and Kristina Mladenovic. But then the zebra print, I have a hard ... We are still at Roland Garros, there is a bit of respect to have and I think it really is overflowing. Without going all white Wimbledon, where it's a lot.

Can we do the same clothes for boys and girls?

No, I do not understand that they have the same printed. A tennis outfit is like a purse ... a girl, when she wears her outfit is sacred. We want to bring feeling good, female, different. See the same thing on a polo shirt, it personally offends me. For a solid color right, but not a pattern.

What is your definition of a holding "class"?

There are plenty of ways to create an elegant outfit, remarkable. For example, for Wimbledon, it is subject to the rule of white. I designed my collection (note: driven primarily by Jelena Jankovic) using lace from Calais, materials and cuts which we can get to have a creative spirit from white.

And on this tournament?

Ah, each his own. The black uniform Gilles Simon, it's simple, restrained but elegant. It puts the value. Others will be more Nadal, with his explosive blue. (Smiles.) But the enormous skull (note: the brand logo Hydrogen) and zebra ...

Playful, it happened to you to refuse certain clothes?

It does not have many freedoms, although the brands are trying to adapt to the character of each. But sometimes an extremely farting pink or dull black, I bluntly said: "I'm not going to get there. "

It follows the usual codes of tennis fashion?

Not enough. It's still very amateur. A collection of ready-to-wear, it's framed. Pantone (note: color systems supplier) provides the major trends. We are already working today on the collections that will be sold in a year. In tennis, it's the last time, and often based on colors inspired by the city of the tournament ...

The regulation, rather tolerant, especially regulates the sizes of logos. Should there be a "fashion police" of bad taste?

It's difficult because it touches everyone's freedom to dress(prom dresses online) as he will. But, inspired by Wimbledon, could already be in Paris all the referees, linesmen and ball pickers green and ocher, the Roland Garros colors. This would have some consistency. After, we should try to bring a kind of code, little by little ...