Unusual tennis fashion trends of the past

(6 Jul 2024)
UK WIMBLEDON FASHION
SOURCE: BRITISH MOVIETONE
RESTRICTION SUMMARY:
LENGTH: 1:48
BRITISH MOVIETONE
Location not supplied - 23 June 1952
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1. Slate reading (English) "Little Mo's Wimbledon Wardrobe"
2. Various of US tennis player Maureen Connolly, aka 'Little Mo' and her trainer Miss "Teach" Tennant looking at clothes Connolly will wear for Wimbledon championships
3. Mid of Connolly with designer Teddy Tinling
4. Various of Connolly wearing outfit with tennis racquet motif
5. Various of Connolly wearing pleated skirt
6. Connolly wearing another skirt
7. Connolly and Tinling looking at material
8. Close of Connolly holding design for ballgown
BRITISH MOVIETONE
Location not supplied - 12 January 1961
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9. Slate reading (English) "Tennis Modes"
10. Various of Tinling showing model in one of his tennis dress designs
11. Various of Tinling helping model put on faux fur coat
12. Various of woman modelling dress
13. Three women dresses
14. Close of hand pouring water onto dress
15. Close of hands ripping dress
16. Various of Tinling writing on paper dress
STORYLINE:
LEADIN:
Tennis fashion is big business, with sports brands vying to sign up the top players to wear their clothes.
But decades ago, another designer had more eccentric ideas of what should be seen on Centre Court.
STORYLINE:
US tennis player Maureen Connolly looks through a whole trunk full of outfits with her coach, Eleanor "Teach" Tennant.
In 1951, she had won the US Open at the tender age of 16, the youngest woman to do so.
A year later, Connolly was gearing up for Wimbledon, one of the most prestigious championships in the tennis calendar.
And designer Teddy Tinling wooed her with his creations.
From racquet motifs, to pleated skirts, the outfits were all in the famous Wimbledon white dress code.
There was even a sketch for a ballgown Connolly could wear to the winners' ball.
The young player did go on win the Wimbledon title that year. Connolly secured nine major singles titles during her career.
In the 1960s, the players had changed, but Tinling was still designing for Wimbledon.
As well and the familiar white dresses, he even suggested a very glamorous faux fur coat for players coming off court.
A more wacky idea was a paper dress.
It was water resistant - perhaps necessary for the English climate.
And it would be written on too.
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[@Terry.W]

It's good to looks fashionables playing tennis..

[@salwayassin]

🥰🥺

[@mrrolandlawrence]

wow so sad reading about her. she won the grand slam and 3 wimbledon's before her career ended when she was riding a horse at the age of 19.

[@JJONNYREPP]

Unusual tennis fashion trends of the past easy enough to tear, though...

[@tdog8885]

How is the first comment a booty bot?

[@BOZ_11]

A French one too, ooh la la

[@JJONNYREPP]

Unusual tennis fashion trends of the past 1331pm 6.7.24 i have no concept of fashion... i am at odds with what i want to wear.... those clothes are saying to me: you will wear me!!!!! i should say: i think not. sadly those teddy wimbledon dresses cetainly aint my thing. more yours, john, wot!!!?