Athletes who make a mark on their sport nearly at all times go on to create one thing off the courtroom as nicely. After they go away an enduring legacy inside their respective athletic enterprise, they give the impression of being to have the identical impact on tradition. The most well-liked instance is Michael Jordan and his Air Jordan shoe line. Whereas he’s the best basketball participant of all time (no disrespect to Kobe or LeBron), his sneakers have modified the world in so many ways in which it’s exhausting to quantify. However earlier than MJ, you had Sergio Tacchini. Whereas he was a legendary tennis star, he made an enduring influence on tradition when he launched his self-titled model. It began on the courtroom and was worn by dozens of tennis legends from the Seventies to the Nineteen Nineties, nevertheless it was additionally adopted by the British subculture “The Casuals” and hip-hop artists like LL Cool J and Nas. Since then, it went by way of some exhausting instances earlier than being acquired in 2019 and relaunched. The Sergio Tacchini SS25 drop heads again to its tennis roots, reminding everybody the place it got here from.
Tennis and the polo
Sergio Tacchini
The invention of the polo is primarily attributed to French tennis participant René Lacoste. When he wanted an alternative choice to the stiff and uncomfortable long-sleeved shirts of the time, the polo shirt was his consequence. It grew to become a staple in each man’s wardrobe and stays a staple on the tennis courtroom to this present day. Sergio Tacchini lived on that shirt and nonetheless does it higher than most. The brand new assortment appears again at its roots and affords a polo shirt that may be worn on and off the courtroom. The Air Jordans of the polo, if you’ll.
