Match kit · AI garment reconstruction.
Tracy Austin · 1979
Peach lace, hard court
Apricot colour and lacework accompanied a teenage breakthrough in New York.
The story behind the look
Austin’s peach dress brought intricate lacework to the hard courts of New York. A plain scoop neckline gave way to decorative bands across the bodice and skirt, ending in a soft scalloped hem.
She won the 1979 US Open at sixteen in a Ted Tinling dress. Carol Newsom’s photograph, preserved by the International Tennis Hall of Fame, records this peach look at that tournament, although its caption does not identify the round.