A Kingston dress designer, who dresses top Wimbledon tennis players for the All England Club's seasonal ball, is celebrating her 15th year in the business.

Elizabeth Piner, who runs Having a Ball Dress Hire, dresses celebrity clients for the prestigious annual Wimbledon championship ball at the Savoy Hotel.

Ms Piner has just launched this season's collection at her studio in Kingston, where three models showcased her latest designs to 50 invited guests Ben Douglas, director of Fusion Dance Academy in Surbiton, drew the raffle at the upmarket event.

Ms Piner has dressed many Wimbledon champions, including Maria Sharapova, Venus and Serena Williams, Angelique Widjana, Virginia Wade, Pam Shriver, Steffi Graf, Lindsey Davenport and Jana Novotna.

However, she does not only concentrate on big names. She also has a client base of women from the Kingston area who just need a dress for a particular event.

She said: "I am just as likely to find that busy mums and business women, who want to look glamourous for a special occasion, make appointments to be pampered by my personal service."

Shoes, bags and jewellery can also be hired to complement the dresses.

For more information, phone 020 8549 6320.