Ruth Schneider, 1924 via
Bride from New York, 1920 via
Chanel wedding dress worn by Betty Garst, circa 1929 via
Wedding The daughter of the Bolivian minister to France in a Patou-designed wedding gown, 1929 via
Edwina Ehrman, c. 1926. via
Princess Anne of Orléans, Nov. 5, 1927 via
Bride, 1920s via
Famous Silent Film Actress R Lya Marain Elaborate Bride Costume, 1920s via
Suzanne Lenglen (1899 – 1938) was a French tennis player who won 31 Championship titles between 1914 and 1926. She was the first female tennis celebrity and one of the first international female sport stars, named La Divine (the Goddess) by the French press. She dominated women’s tennis from 1914 until 1926 when she turned professional.
Prior to Lenglen, female tennis matches drew little fan interest, which quickly changed as she became her sport’s greatest drawing card. Tennis devotees and new fans to the game began lining up in droves to buy tickets to her matches. Temperamental, flamboyant, she was a passionate player whose intensity on court could lead to an unabashed display of tears. But for all her flamboyance, she was a gifted and brilliant player who used extremely agile footwork, speed and a deadly accurate shot to dominate female tennis for seven straight years. Her excellent play and introduction of glamour to the tennis court increased the interest in women’s tennis, and women’s sports in general.
Lenglen’s 241 titles, 181 match winning streak and 341-7 (98%) match record are hard to imagine happening in today’s tennis atmosphere.
French tennis player Suzanne Langlen via
Suzanne Lenglen in Jean Patou Tennis Ensemble, 1920 via
Jacques Henri Lartigue, Suzanne Lenglen training, Nice, 1921 © Ministère de la Culture – France / AAJHL via
French fashion designer Jean Patou ( 1880-1936) was the founder of the Jean Patou brand.
Patou’s clothes were marketed mostly to rich American women. When the stock market crashed, however, so did the market for luxury fashion. The House of Patou survived through its perfumes, which remain well known today.
Jean Patou, Dress, photographed by André Durst for Vogue, 1939 via
Jean Patou, Dress, photographed by André Durst for Vogue, 1939 via
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