Match kit · AI garment reconstruction.
Lea Pericoli · 1964
A bow beyond the baseline
An oversized back bow turns a short tennis dress into formal dressmaking.
The story behind the look
Pericoli wore this Ted Tinling design at Wimbledon on 26 June 1964, during her match against Jacqueline Rees Lewis. Its oversized bow brought the elaborate construction of formal dressmaking to a short playing dress.
A curved back leads to the bow at the hips. Beneath it, broad overlapping skirt panels end in a fine scalloped edge. The drama is concentrated at the back, where the bow projects beyond the narrow bodice.