Tennis Clothes

Tennis clothes have changed a lot from what they used to be to what they are now. Men nowadays usually wear loose fitting shorts and a lose or synthetic t-shirt whilst playing tennis. Women usually wear a tennis skirt (a skirt with shorts underneath for holding balls) and a synthetic t-shirt or tank top.  When playing a formal game of tennis, it is usually customary to wear white however nowadays, tennis clothes come in practically all colours.

Originally, when playing tennis men wore cotton shirts, long trousers and a knitted sweater vest. This heavy outfit of course was not practical when playing a tiring game of tennis and in 1926 when Rene Lacoste created a polo t-shirt a new era of tennis clothes for men was born. In 1932 Henry Austen decided to wear shorts to Wimbledon and even though the style didn't catch on for another decade, he greatly influenced men's tennis attire.

In the 1900's, women wore lace up corsets and full length dresses made out of heavy material when playing tennis. By the 1920's full length dresses had been traded to knee length dresses and in the 1930's to make tennis outfits more feminine, pleats were added and dresses were shortened to a few inches above the knee. In 1980, tennis players started wearing tennis outfits in a variety of colours to customize their look on the court. This look carried on to present day where tennis outfits in a variety of colours and styles are common.

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