Venus Williams Launches EleVenbyVenus.com

Venus Williams has launched http://www.EleVenbyVenus.com as the online home for all aspects of the tennis superstar’s life on and off the court, including her recently introduced lifestyle apparel brand, EleVen by Venus Williams (TM). Created to provide fans of Venus a fully immersing experience, the website offers regularly updated information, videos and photos about EleVen, the footwear and apparel line she created with retailer Steve & Barry’s(R) that debuted last November. Visitors to the site will also find short films, tournament schedules and match updates, and background on issues and organizations Venus cares about deeply. The website also features Venus’s first-ever blog, called “V’s Blog,” which provides a rare glimpse into her thoughts about fashion and traveling on the WTA Tour(R).

The first series of “V’s Blog” posts were written during last week’s Bangalore Open in India, where Venus reached the semi-finals. Venus provided a look inside her daily regimen in India, and shared her thoughts about preparing for this summer’s Olympic(R) Games.

Venus launched EleVen by Venus Williams, available exclusively at Steve & Barry’s stores nationwide, in November 2007. The 120+ item collection features a wide assortment of classic, active lifestyle and performance looks, on-court as well as casual footwear, accessories, and more. The affordably priced line includes V-Court, the sneaker Venus wears during her matches.

ABOUT VENUS WILLIAMS

Venus Williams began her professional tennis career at the tender age of 14. Fiercely determined and wielding an impressive physical prowess, she spent the next decade rising to the top-ranked position and winning numerous championships, including the U.S. Open(R), Wimbledon(R), and doubles at the Australian Open(R) and French Open(R), in addition to two Olympic(R) Gold medals. In July of 2007, Venus won her fourth Wimbledon(R) Championship. In true Champion form, Venus has been known to break records. During the 2007 French Open(R), Venus served the fastest serve recorded in a women’s tour main draw match, and in 2004 she took home her third Wimbledon(R) Championship after an intense 2 hour, 45 minute match against Lindsay Davenport. This was the longest women’s final in Wimbledon’s 128-year history. Venus also owns a full-service interior design firm called V Starr Interiors, based in Jupiter, Florida. Additional information on V Starr Interiors can be found at http://www.vstarrinteriors.com.

ABOUT STEVE & BARRY’S

New York-based Steve & Barry’s(R) is a leading casual apparel retailer that offers high-quality merchandise at astonishingly low prices for men, women and children. Founded in 1985, the company operates over 250 anchor and junior anchor shopping center and mall-based locations in 37 states. At Steve & Barry’s, shoppers will find brands they can’t find anywhere else, including BITTEN(TM), the first-ever apparel line created by actress and global fashion icon Sarah Jessica Parker, and EleVen by Venus Williams(TM), a collection of athletic and lifestyle apparel and sneakers. Steve & Barry’s is also the exclusive home of the Starbury(TM) Collection by NBA(R) basketball star Stephon Marbury, dear(TM) by Amanda Bynes, bubbagolf(TM) by PGA Professional(R) Bubba Watson, and the Big Ben Wallace(TM) Collection. Additional information and store locations can be found at

http://www.steveandbarrys.com.

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Steve & Barry’s, EleVen, Starbury, and Buggagolf are not associated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Wimbledon(R), WTA Tour(R), U.S. Open(R), Australian Open(R), French Open(R), Olympics(R), NBA(R), PGA(R) or their respective owners.

Steve & Barry’s / PRNewswire