Wimbledon 2016: Nike recall skimpy dresses as players complain they fly up above waistline
Sportswear giant tells 20 stars to send back £75 outfits because they insist the skin-revealing design hampers their play
NIKE have recalled the skimpy Wimbledon dresses given to their top stars after complaints they reveal too much skin.
The sportswear giant will make alterations to the outfits - which ride up above the waistline - handed out to around 20 players due to compete in next week's Grand Slam.
Stars sponsored by Nike complained the flesh-baring, floaty design of the £75 Nike Premier Slam dress hampered their style of play.
And now the company will be forced to make embarrassing last-minute changes to the apparel expected to be worn by stars such as British ace Laura Robson.
In an email seen by the , company bosses said to players: "We need to make a small change to your dresses per Wimbledon rules.
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"Could you please bring them by the Nike Wimbledon House. This is VERY important."
Oddly, on their website, Nike claim the "elongated back hem" actually provides "more coverage, making the dress ideal for layering over shorts or tights".
Wimbledon has a strict all-white dress code and recently warned competitors not to break that rule in the upcoming championships.
Defending champion Serena Williams - who recently posed in a figure-hugging swimsuit - will not wear the outfit, instead donning a different Nike Women's Premier Wimbledon Serena SW19 Dress.
That £100 dress is, according to the Mail, "more structured and features a nipped in waist and a higher neckline".
Despite the recall, the All England Club said the revealing outfit did comply with their dress code.
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