Racquet Issue 1

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1968

the white shirt, for example, or how an aristocrat’s riding pants can be turned into a kind of prototype boyfriend jean. Yet this sensibility made him perfectly suitable for tennis, where style is so in sync with form. And Tinling was a pioneer with material, eager to experiment with athletics-friendly fabrics like rayon and jersey. As women’s tennis evolved, so did its politics, and Tinling is best remembered for his public support of some of the best female players in tennis history. The designer, who

Images from Ted Tinling's lookbooks.

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