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AI garment reconstruction: Virginia Wade, Wimbledon 1965. Sleeveless tennis dress with a high rounded neckline, fitted openwork bodice and short white flared skirt.

Match kit · AI garment reconstruction.

Virginia Wade · 1965

Openwork over a flounce

A long textured bodice met a short, smooth flounce.

Tournament
Wimbledon
Date
June–July 1965
Design
Ted Tinling

The story behind the look

Virginia Wade wore this Ted Tinling dress at Wimbledon in 1965. The Hall of Fame pairs the surviving garment with an Arthur Cole tournament photograph.

The long openwork bodice and smooth skirt create contrasting textures within a pale palette. Its high neckline gives it a distinctive outline. The reconstruction follows the museum object; the rear detailing is inferred.