What do you know about Fred Perry? Here’s a couple of factoids for those shirts you’ve been sporting for years now. Fred Perry is an actual person. Yeap, that’s right. A real person. Not only that, but he was a 3 time Wimbledon Champion WAY back in the 30s. Tennis. That’s right, Tennis.
Now here are a couple of factoids about Fred Perry polos. #1 rule in Fred Perrys. Bootlegs rule ebay. Chances of getting a real shirt on ebay is about 2%. Seriously, worst place to buy a Fred. Take this first shirt. The seller claims it’s “100% Authnetic.” And that’s a direct quote from the auction. You can pretty much guarantee it’s fake.
Next up. This one almost looks legit, right? Check again. #2 rule about Fred Perry polos. The buttons are ALWAYS the same color as the shirt. I know this rule applies to all solid color polos. I’m not positive on striped shirts or some of the weirdo collabs. So see those non-matching buttons? Legit? Hell no.
So what do you do? Go to a person you know selling Fred Perry gear on ebay, and buy that. Respectable seller. Get into it. If you like the Mets, that is.
second one is real (bluewhite tip) japanese edition twin tip have diff coloured buttons