Exhibition Catalogue Sport's Fashion

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The connection between sport and fashion is quite natural and is closely linked to the invention of modern sport that was initiated by the British.

In the mid nineteenth century, the upper classes saw these activities as a way of highlighting social differences. The choice of discipline (tennis, horse riding, or golf) and the refinement of the attire became indispensable signs that affirmed the social class of the wearer.

In the 1920s and ‘30s, the winter and sea resorts were transformed into veritable centres for high fashion. The enthusiasm for and emergence of competitive sports encouraged the development of highly specific forms of clothing. This singularity led to the development of materials, clothing lines, and sports collections by fashion and sports celebrities.

The ‘sports style’ gradually emerged from this specific wardrobe and became a regular feature of masculine and feminine elegance.

> EXhibition presented at the Museum od Sports in Nice, France (Summer 2015).