Tennis clothes have changed drastically in style, fabric, and color over the last 100 years. The first lawn tennis players in England wore formal attire when playing. Standard tennis clothes for women were full-length dresses. Men wore long pants and formal, long sleeve shirts. The tennis clothes of both men and women were entirely white in color. Contrast this formal style with the tennis clothes worn by the tennis players of today. Modern tennis players favor synthetic fabrics, more athletic clothing styles, and a greater variety of colors.
The evolution of tennis clothes has mirrored the changes in everyday fashion. For example, male tennis players in the 1970s and 1980s favored short, tight-fitting shorts and traditional polo shirts. In the late 1990s and 2000s, male tennis players began to wear larger, looser shorts and more casual shirts. In addition, female tennis players of the 1970s and 1980s favored traditional tennis clothes with an updated style. Popular clothing included shortened tennis skirts and dresses. Todays women tennis players wear a variety of tennis clothes, ranging from tennis skirts and dresses to shorts and t-shirts. While tennis...