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AI garment reconstruction: Olga Morozova, Wimbledon 1974. Olga Morozova at Wimbledon in 1974: a fitted sleeveless bodice opens into a wide, lace-textured skirt below the hips.

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Olga Morozova · 1974

Ballet below the hips

A long fitted bodice releases into a wide lace skirt.

Tournament
Wimbledon
Date
June–July 1974
Design
Ted Tinling
Tournament finish
FINALISTSingles

The story behind the look

Ahead of Wimbledon in 1974, Ted Tinling approached Morozova at Eastbourne and offered to design for her. She later remembered his proposal for a ballerina dress with frills as a sign that she had arrived.

The fitted sleeveless bodice extends below the waist before opening into a wide, lace-textured skirt. Morozova reached the Wimbledon singles final that summer, having already reached the French Open final.