Suzanne Lenglen

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…

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From Chris Evert’s ’70s stripes, to Anne White’s Lycra catsuit in the ’80s and the Williams sisters’ twinning moments in the Noughties.

The changing face of Wimbledon’s women, from the floor-length dresses of the 1880s to the skin-tight miniskirts of today

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

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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.

Marguerite Broquedis competed at the 1912 Olympics at Stockholm where she won the gold medal in outdoor singles by beating German Dora Köring 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 in the final. In mixed doubles, she won the bronze medal partnering Albert Canet. In 1913 and 1914, she won the French championships, beating 15-year-old Suzanne Lenglen in the 1914 final. She received the nickname "the goddess" for being the only player to ever beat Lenglen in a singles final. She also took part in the 1924 Olympics at…