Teddy Tinling Fashions for Wimbledon

From the collection of

East Anglian Film Archive at the University of East Anglia
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Teddy Tinling Fashions for Wimbledon


Ex tennis pro turned fashionista Teddy Tinling previews his latest collection of custom-made sports dresses, at Kensington High Street's Derry and Tom's famous roof garden on the eve of the 1971 Wimbledon Tennis Championships. Created especially for Tennis' top sporting women competing at Wimbledon, the line-up of pros modelling Tinling's creations include Britain's Virginia Wade.


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