Valued exposure: Tennis fashion
The Wimbledon Tennis Championships are under way once more and today marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of Cuthbert Collingwood Tinling who was instrumental in shaping the look of the modern game.
The photograph above was taken during the 1970s and shows Teddy Tinling, as he was often known, with 13 of the top women tennis players of the time, including Virginia Wade and Evonne Goolagong.
Following a brief career as a player, and afterwards an umpire, Teddy Tinling is best-known as the iconic designer of tennis clothing for women.
Luci Gosling, who works at the Mary Evans Picture Library where this photo is held, told me a little more about Teddy:
"From the infamous frilly panties worn by Gussie Moran at Wimbledon in 1949 (which earned Tinling dismissal from the club) to the graceful dresses worn by Evonne Goolagong and Maria Bueno in the 60s and 70s, Tinling was the key purveyor of tennis style for over three decades.
"Celebrated for injecting femininity and glamour into the game, as ladylike as Tinling's creation may appear today, they were a world away from the ensembles endured by the game's early stars.
"Tinling's career at Wimbledon was revived in 1982 when the club welcomed him once more in a player liaison role, and in 1986, he was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame."
Footnote: Regular followers of the In pictures index will note that the Valued exposure section has been removed and will now appear from time to time in this blog.
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Nooooo! What a great shame that the Valued Exposure section has been removed - it was an excellent part of In Pictures. What was the reason for removing it?
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Yes. Why something which is really good must be removed? It was the main reason I have been visited In Pictures regularly. Is there any hope Valued Exposure will be brought back?
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Echo previous comments - don't mess with a good thing.
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Thanks for the comments and I'm glad you enjoy the valued exposure slot. We are currently in the process of making some changes and while working through those the three daily photo slots have been removed from the index. The valued exposure slot may well return at a later date, for now it will make the occasional appearance in this blog.
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Glad to hear that Valued Exposure will make a return; thanks for listening.
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Pleased to know that Valued Exposure will make a comeback. I found the photos fascinating and thought-provoking. Thanks.
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I too echo previous comments. The valued exposure is very popular amongst friends and family. It is a good idea to show images of our cultural heritage, the BBC fulfilling all of Reith's criteria in one fell swoop.
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Endorse the earlier comments. Hope valued expsoure returns as a regular feature, and not just occasionally as part of the blog.
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