Is following a dress code at a party that important? Turns out, it is when the party is an official one by the WTA. However, the World’s No.2 Iga Swiatek pulled off something quite interesting. Retired tennis champ, Pam Shriver recently highlighted an interesting topic on ‘The Tennis Podcast’. Shriver was a special guest on the podcast and she talked about the white-dress party in Cancun. Did everyone stick to the color code?

From the looks of it, everyone did not. However, what was this party all about and how did Pam Shriver get to know about it?

Pam Shriver details getting surprised by a unique dress code-bound party

The party before the WTA finals garnered a lot of attention. Talking about this, Shriver mentioned an interesting turn of events. She described how she met a long-time friend who unknowingly let her know about this.

In the podcast, Shriver let loose about the situation, she said: “I had a little tip-off that something like this was happening because a good friend of mine who lives here in LA, who’s worked as a physical therapist on the WTA tour for over 30 years.” She then went further into the details as she explained: “We were talking and she was like, I can’t figure out what nice white outfit to bring.”

Shriver mentioned how she was a bit surprised as well as confused. In her words: “I go, ‘Woah! what do you mean, like a nice white outfit?’. I’m like, ‘Why does it have to be white?’ And it’s like, well, ‘They told us we have to wear all white. And that’s all I knew'”.

Shriver finally pieced it all together as she says: “I was like, ‘Are you talking about on the court? When you go out for treatment?’. They’re like, ‘No’. And then I realized it was a party. And then when I saw the photo, I’m like, Whoa, it wasn’t just the players”. However, it seems like some don’t need to follow the rules.

Iga Swiatek took the spotlight!

Swiatek decided to stand out from the crowd by wearing a striking red dress to the event. Her unconventional choice sparked quite a buzz at the party. Everyone else adhered to the initial dress code of white except for her. When questioned about her red attire, she explained that the association had initially instructed all attendees to wear something white. However, Swiatek had already selected her red dress months in advance.

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In a humorous twist of fate, she sent an email requesting permission to wear her red dress. Shortly thereafter, a revised message was sent out to all participants, granting them the freedom to wear whatever they preferred.

Shriver’s revelation about the all-white attire requirement for the event was quite intense. Although, what Swiatek did was even more engaging. What are your thoughts on this? Let us know in the comments.

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