Category: Tennis-Polos

In this section, we highlight the vintage shirts you simply must have in your poly-cotton arsenal. Some are hot commodities while others are speculation on a future trend. Selection: Vintage Lightning Bolt Shirt Demand: Moderate – High Price: $75-$150 HOT: Lightning Bolt shirts are the bi-product of a Hawaiian brand of surfboards that began to take shape in the late 1960s. By the latter part of the 1970s the surf board was being ridden by the top names in the sport and the company extended their brand to apparel. Their shirts usually featured a beautifully detailed surf inspired landscape across the chest or ... Read more

Nice outfit worn by John McEnroe. But it looks like he is wearing a pair of vintage Air Tech Challenge II‘s with a mesh toebox? Never seen something like that before…. Anybody has some more info on that?

Every so often we feature an interesting vintage tee that’s currently on the eBay auction block. Please feel free to link us if you create or discover an auction we might like. Description:vintage 1970s Fila Bjorn Borg tennis shirt Sold by: houseofcult Measurements: 20″ pit-to-pit by 26″ length What the Seller Says: You are bidding on a beautiful and original MEGA RARE TENNIS POLO FROM FILA, THIS KIND OF POLO WAS WORN BY BORG IN HIS EARLY DAYS!! REALY A COLLECTIBLE SHIRT! What I Say: To complete the outfit you’ll just need the shorty Fila shorts, the matching striped headband and wristbands, ... Read more

In this early eighties photo, McEnore wears his Nike Challenge Courts (and some Sergio Tacchini’s Short’s and shirt) Here is a better picture of these vintage challenge courts. Extremely nice pair: great colors; love the mesh toe box, and a great 3/4 ankle support… you can already see the family resemblances with the tech challenge line that would come out a few years later

No vintage enthusiast’s wardrobe is complete if it doesn’t show a little love for tennis shirts. So we’re serving up a set of the top five to help ensure you’re an ace on the concrete surface of the urban court. Fila BJ Borg Borg is widely regarded as one of the greatest players in the sport. He won 11 Grand Slam singles titles between 1974 and 1981. And if you think that’s a big deal, get this: in March of 2009 The Vintage Aficionado named him World’s No. 1 in terms of vintage tennis shirts. Luke Wilson’s character in The ... Read more