Design Classics

The Fred Perry Shirt (2x2)

: 26, 1990

Supermods, skinheads, pop stars and tennis heroes - all of them have worn the shirt that takes its name from the legendary British tennis player. How did a sports shirt become a fashion icon? What does its laurel wreath emblem signify? Was it really the first casual shirt? Fred Perry , business rival Rene Lacoste and journalist Stuart Cosgrove try to solve the riddle of the old skinhead saying: 'shirt by Fred, 'nuff said'.