Ellie Bamber attended Wimbledon in a custom icy blue Joyce Bao set, where quilted texture and asymmetric ruffles create interest but complicate the silhouette.
The color is easy. The construction is not.
Attending day thirteen of the 2026 Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Ellie Bamber in pastel tailoring wore a customized icy blue Joyce Bao set with a fitted top and layered knee-length bottoms. The pale shade suits the tournament setting, but the irregular hem treatment makes the look considerably more complicated than its quiet palette initially suggests.
The cap-sleeve top is the clearest part of the outfit. Its small grid-like quilted texture gives the pale surface definition, while narrow cream ruffles soften the shoulder edges and cropped hem. A high round neckline keeps the upper half controlled, allowing Bamber’s red hair and dark rectangular sunglasses to provide stronger color contrast.
The same quilted surface continues below the waist, creating a genuine two-piece effect rather than the appearance of a dress. More importantly, separated leg structure is clearly visible. The lower half reads as fitted knee-length shorts beneath an asymmetric wrap-like panel, not as a conventional pencil skirt.
That distinction changes the styling analysis. The diagonal overlay introduces movement across the front, but the pale yellow ruffles around its edge continue irregularly near the knees. Combined with the close-fitting shorts underneath, they create several competing hem lines in a relatively small area. The concept is distinctive; the finish looks unsettled.
Metallic silver pumps extend the cool palette and their textured surface relates to the quilting. Yet the closed pointed toe and low-cut vamp do little to lighten the visually busy knee area. A simpler slingback or a cleaner lower hem could have given the outfit more breathing room without changing its experimental premise.
Bamber’s sunglasses help by adding one hard, dark line near the face. Jewelry remains minimal, which is sensible when the clothes already combine quilting, ruffles, asymmetry and layering.
For Wimbledon event dressing, moving beyond conventional white tailoring is a welcome idea. The icy blue shade feels appropriate without becoming literal, and the top shows how subtle texture can give a pastel garment enough presence in bright daylight.
The lower half is where the argument weakens. At 6.5/10, the color and textile continuity deserve credit, but the layered panel, fitted shorts and multiple ruffled edges never settle into one clear silhouette.
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