History of Tennis Apparel

The kind of tennis apparel we know today is farcardigans or sweater vests, shirts, and long flannel
from the formal attire worn by players during thepants. In the 1930s, male tennis players changed their
early Wimbledon days. For over 100 years, socialtennis outfits by tossing out flannel pants in favor of
changes have shaped the trends in tennis clothes.shorts. British tennis player Henry
Through the years, people have become more daring“Bunny” Austin holds the distinction
in the way they dress—so have sportsof being the first top tennis player to wear white
outfits such as tennis clothing items. It’sshorts in a tennis match. Since then, the standard
interesting to trace the roots of tennis clothes andfashion in terms of men’s apparel included
how they evolved over the past years.white shorts and pants. However, they were
Men’s Apparelreplaced by brightly colored lycra shorts.
The earliest tennis clothes for men were made up of