Deirdre Clemente on X: "As we found our way towards a definition of sportswear in the 1920s, there was lots of cross over between what was worn on and off the court.
![Flapper fashion of the 1920s. Mail order frock in washing silk with fast dyes with roomy skirt for sportswear. Original vintage illustration from a women's fashion magazine circa 1924 Stock Photo - Alamy Flapper fashion of the 1920s. Mail order frock in washing silk with fast dyes with roomy skirt for sportswear. Original vintage illustration from a women's fashion magazine circa 1924 Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/DFHGPN/flapper-fashion-of-the-1920s-mail-order-frock-in-washing-silk-with-DFHGPN.jpg)
Flapper fashion of the 1920s. Mail order frock in washing silk with fast dyes with roomy skirt for sportswear. Original vintage illustration from a women's fashion magazine circa 1924 Stock Photo - Alamy
![Sport in Argentina in the 1920s – here players are kitted out in white sportswear for a doubles game of pelota a paleta. This game is on an unusual court and played Sport in Argentina in the 1920s – here players are kitted out in white sportswear for a doubles game of pelota a paleta. This game is on an unusual court and played](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2H0452H/sport-in-argentina-in-the-1920s-here-players-are-kitted-out-in-white-sportswear-for-a-doubles-game-of-pelota-a-paleta-this-game-is-on-an-unusual-court-and-played-with-a-hard-leather-ball-and-using-wooden-paletas-rackets-paddles-or-bats-as-shown-here-their-footwear-is-very-flimsy-compared-with-trainers-worn-today-these-players-are-at-the-club-sportivo-barracas-a-sports-club-in-the-barrio-of-barracas-buenos-aires-pelota-a-paleta-is-a-variant-of-the-basque-game-pelota-this-photograph-is-from-a-print-from-a-scrapbookphoto-album-assembled-in-the-1940s50s-a-vintage-1920s-photograph-2H0452H.jpg)
Sport in Argentina in the 1920s – here players are kitted out in white sportswear for a doubles game of pelota a paleta. This game is on an unusual court and played
![Vintage Tennis Set Pullover and Jumper Knitting Pattern - Sportswear - 1920s 1930s 1940s - Digital Download Vintage Tennis Set Pullover and Jumper Knitting Pattern - Sportswear - 1920s 1930s 1940s - Digital Download](https://i.etsystatic.com/20097889/r/il/7a3584/1967459388/il_570xN.1967459388_i3pv.jpg)