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Three tennis looks, created by an unidentified French designer in 1926, the year women’s professional tennis was established. Material Mode has a quibble. After attending t…

Suzanne Lenglen was a famous female tennis player in the early 1920's. She made some major changes to the tennis uniform of previous years. She shortened the skirt in order to make it easier to move about the tennis court and she wore a scarf tied around her head to keep the hair out of her face. This is a tread that has stuck around to this day many people both males and females regularly wear headbands to keep the hair out of their face while they are participating in sports and other…

Marguerite Broquedis, 1912.

Suzanne Lenglen, 1921

© Lothar Rübelt, 1925, Suzanne Lenglen, Wiener Park Club, Vienna

Born in Normandy, France, Jean Patou was inspired at a young age to enter the world of fashion. His father, Charles Patou, owned a successful business as a tanner (Poland and Tredre...

Jean Patou – The Sporty Designer ~ The looser, waist-less silhouette of the 1920s was a result of increasing participation in sports as a leisure activity. Jean Patou promoting sportswear and even designing activewear for well-known athletes of the period. Patou is most known for the costume he designed for tennis champ Suzanne Lenglen in 1921.