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AI garment reconstruction: Pauline Betz, Wimbledon 1946. White open-collar shirt, tailored shorts and narrow dark belt.

Match kit · AI garment reconstruction.

Pauline Betz · 1946

The tailored short

Practical tailoring in the post-war final.

Tournament
Wimbledon
Date
July 1946
Design
Unknown
Documented round
FinalSingles
Match result
Wonvs Louise Brough
Tournament finish
WSingles

The story behind the look

Betz is photographed playing Louise Brough in the 1946 Wimbledon final.

The reference shows wide shorts, an open collar and a narrow dark belt.