Gary Armstrong, editor of sport and fashion magazine CircleZeroEight, says this association with wealth and glamour helped forge the connection with fashion houses.
On secondhand fashion resale app Depop, searches for tennis skirts and polo shirts are up 52% and 53% respectively.
Tennis players were ‘good enough’ to wear high fashion, whereas footballers weren’t,” he says. “There’s probably a higher percentage of tennis players who have endorsement deals with watch and perfume brands.
And, Miller says, it’s not just the players who are important for the link between fashion and tennis.