Friday, June 29, 2012

Game, Set, Match

Wimbledon is now officially under way and in a few short months we will have both the summer Olympics and the U.S. Open. Tennis spectators are part of a dying breed of sports fan that still dresses up in the stands. In fact, among celebrity fans, dressing up for tennis matches is almost as competitive as the match itself. At the start of a summer of tennis tournaments, we look back at some tennis fashion of the past and some potential outfits we will see alongside center court this summer.




Tennis Togs of the Past:



Duchess of Cambridge in Temperly London at Wimbledon 2011





Anne Hathaway at Wimbledon 2011 in Cateye Sunglasses and Ruffled Polka Dots


Anna Wintour Wears Prada Stripes at Wimbledon


Rose Byrne in Stripes & January Jones in Shearling While Watching Tennis


Brooklyn Decker Watches Husband Andy Roddick  
Belted Tunic, Denim Shorts, Aviators

Tennis Togs Inspiration (inspired by the players):
Ralph Lauren Tennis Ad



Judy Garland in an Early 1900s Tennis Costume in Meet Me in St. Louis 




1920s Tennis


Vogue Tennis 1927


Tennis Furs in the 1920s


Robert Redford as Jay Gatsby
(Admission: this picture is primarily gratuitous)

 Tennis Fashions in Good Housekeeping 1930


McCall 1940s Tennis Dress Pattern


Ginger Rogers Plays Tennis




Katharine Hepburn Plays Tennis

1950s Tennis Fashions

Betty Draper in Tennis Whites


1960s Tennis Clothes


Marilyn Monroe: Tennis in Heels

1970s Tennis Clothes



Blazer

Richie Tenenbaum




Margot Tenenbaum




Tennis Togs of the Future (for the Spectator):














Pair Shorts w/:




Pair Skirt with:

J. Crew Striped Silk Top: $120

Pair striped shirt & Pleated Skirt with more stripes for a cheerful summery look that is also very pulled together:

 Tennis Togs Need Accessorizing:



















As always, I leave you with one final image:



From the Movie Wimbledon
A love story between a rising star tennis player & a washed up tennis star that is so incredibly bad and yet so incredibly good at the same time

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