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History Of Tennis Wear Following The Fashion Trend

Through the years, people have become more daring in the way they dress?so have sports outfits such as tennis clothing items. It's interesting to trace the roots of tennis clothes and how they evolved over the past years. Men's Apparel The earliest tennis clothes for men were made up of cardigans or sweater vests, shirts, and long flannel pants. In the 1930s, male tennis players changed their tennis outfits by tossing out flannel pants in favor of shorts. British tennis player Henry "Bunny" Austin holds the distinction of being the first top tennis player to wear white shorts in a tennis match. Since then, the standard fashion in terms of men's apparel included white shorts and pants. However, they were replaced by brightly colored lycra shorts. Some tennis players opted for blue denim shorts or loose shorts instead of the longer lycra shorts. Fast forward to 2005?the time when men's tennis clothes started to keep pace with the boldness of modern tennis att...

History Of Fashion Ancient Rome

The legend tells that Rome was founded on April 21, 753 BC, by the twin sons of Mars, Romulus and Remus. Romulus killed his brother over the throne and became the sole ruler of Rome. He reigned until 715 BC, when he was succeeded by Numa Pompilius, the founder of Roman law and its religious practices. With time, Roman power, influence and territory grew to unprecedented proportions in the ancient world. By the end of the Republic (31 BC), Rome controlled the entire Mediterranean. They defeated their most powerful rivals, the Carthaginians, and took over many of the lands ruled by the Greeks, including Egypt. Although, eventually ancient Rome was sacrificed at the altar of its own internal struggles for power, it was not before it had written its name under one of the most important periods in humankinds history. Two thousand years later, ancient Rome remains an endless inspiration of art, culture, architecture, and even fashion. Costume Roman costume was influenced by the styles of ...