My friend is ruining my Wimbledon experience!!!

[LadyGarcia]

So I managed to get tickets for Wimbledon, during the finals weekend and am going with my university friend and it's something we've been planning for a long time - to go Wimbledon.

Now I'm quite simple and I'm happy put on some makeup and a dress, head out and enjoy my day and the experience.

However since the tickets have been booked, my friend has done nothing but hammer my phone day and night about how she will be dressing up on the day from ordering Hermes Sandals to a Dior Bag to even looking for a GOLD sunglasses chain etc...

I really regret asking her now, I just want to go and enjoy my day - I love Wimbledon and it's my happy place (as in the tournament itself) so be actually be in the grounds is just a dream come true but now I feel almost like I need to dress up just as much as her and look good on the day, I don't want to burn my money and on designer sandals and a designer bag (not that I will) but I can't help care now about how ugly I'll look next to her!

AIBU?

Designer clothes don’t make you pretty

It’s your friends choice what she wears and it’s your choice what you wear. Really weird that her choice in clothes and brands would ruin your day.

Congratulations on getting tickets. Enjoy the experience and you do you.
bit ridiculous to order Hermes sandals for a tennis match but each to their own. Just ignore her

Who is to say you won't look as nice (or better!) with your dress and little bit of makeup? Just because she is buying expensive labels doesn't mean she will look better than you. If anything, obvious labels can actually look quite gaudy!

You do you, OP. For what it's worth, I'm going to the Ladies final with my sister. Our styles are completely different but who cares! We are going for the thrill of the experience and just soaking everything in.

If you want more of a 'just nice dress' and strawberries gal, then come find me!

Just let her get on with it. Everyone is going to be watching the tennis, not looking around the crowd to critique people’s outfits.

Just do what you normally do and enjoy the experience

Sounds to me that you friend will be over dressed, with shoes that are likely to hurt her

Yuck. Focus on the experience and let her totter around in her expensive sandals. When I went I wore a dress from Wallis so don’t worry about not being head to toe designer! Well done on getting tickets, we did too but it was for matches we didn’t fancy so we declined.

Why are you letting affect you? If she wants to piss about with all that then let her crack in, you wear what you want to wear.

I went away for a weekend with my oldest friend recently. She changed into a dress and did some make-up in the evening. I stayed in my jeans and bare face and enjoyed a half hour chill while she got herself ready. Didn't matter to either of us what the other did, just different preferences.

Just send her a message and say “FFS, I’m going to watch the bloody tennis, not you! If I wanted to go to a fashion parade, I would have booked Paris Fashion Week instead.”

I’m not a fan of tennis but won’t you be sitting down for most of it? No one will even see her shoes!

If it was New York Fashion Week I might understand your upset, but it's tennis. No one will care or likely even notice whatever designer stuff she's draped herself in, or the lack of labels on your own things. Why are you letting yourself get wound up about this?

What difference does it make to you what she wears? Ignore her.

Hope you have a great day.

I went to Wimbledon multiple times in trainers, shorts/trousers, a t shirt and a rain jacket. I did not stand out. Most people were wearing ordinary clothes, certainly outside the boxes/hospitality part. Just wear whatever is comfortable, weather appropriate (the security queue is long this year) and fits the rules about bag sizes etc. You will look perfectly nice and everyone will be looking at the tennis players and maybe spotting the odd celebrity. No one will give a monkeys about the colour of a student’s sunglasses chair or whether their sandals are from Hermes or Primark. Tell your friend to wear what she likes but you don’t need a running commentary on such trivia.

Whatever you do, wear comfortable shoes- no high heels sandals or the like!

Ive been caught out twice wearing the wrong shoes (just wore sandals with a slightly heel/ lift) because I forgot how much walking is involved after the first time!

Yabu really, you’re ruining it for yourself by caring about such superficial nonsense

If you can't beat em join em
.i went 2 years ago. New posh bag and dress etc. Felt very glam for a change and had a fab time! With dd wearing a plain shortsuit. Both had our Chosen Look on... Don't spoil it for her either op.. And enjoy!! It really is a fab day!

It sounds like she's excited to be honest, if you don't want to talk about clothes just be honest and say you're excited for the tennis and the atmosphere but aren't that bothered about what people are wearing.

For her - part of the experience is dressing up! Let her enjoy it. She's not saying you have to do it. She's just as excited about the trip, if for different reasons.
She's not ruining your day.

I have a friend who loves her (genuine) labels. I wear clothes from Primark. It is irrelevant.

Thing is this makes her happy and she’s equally excited, so you shouldn’t spoil it for her either. I don’t get why you think you will look “ugly” beside her though?

Is she getting confused with Royal Ascot??
Wear what you are comfortable and feel good in and don't give it another thought. No one cares. No one will notice.
If she's enjoying the excuse to really dress up then that's great. It honestly shouldn't affect you. Just look at the TV coverage and you'll see that you won't feel out of place!

Don’t do this, it’s mean.

I thought this was gonna be about your friend blasting you with a non-stop, wall-to-wall running commentary throughout proceedings.

She isn't "ruining" anything for you. Just let her do her and you do you.

You'll enjoy the day, whatever you wear. For what it's worth, it sounds like your friend will be massively overdressed.

While the crowd at Wimbledon generally dress well, in a preppy, wholesome way, a lot of it can be very casual. People in the Debenture Lounges and in the AELTC members' area tend to be dressed the smartest, as well as those in the Royal Box, of course.

If you're not in any of those areas, your friend might have a rude awakening when she realises that she has nowhere to put down her Dior bag when she washes her hands along everyone else in the public loos.

My advice is to dress for cool comfort, especially when it comes to footwear. It's a bit of a walk to the entrances, whichever way you travel.

Tba I think your quite mean - surely as a friend just let her dress up and stop caring - as you said you’re there for the tennis? This is the way she’s getting excited - a fancy day out to dress up! Next time ask someone else Op.

I went to men’s final in 2015 and no one gave a shit about what anyone else was wearing. You have a look round the gift shop, get some lunch, pimms etc and then you sit down for the rest of the day to watch the match.