Heritage Streetwear
Fred Perry
Frederick Towersey Perry (18 May 1909 – 2 February 1995) was an English tennis and table tennis player and former world No. 1. He won 10 Majors, including eight Grand Slam tournaments and two Pro Slams single titles, as well as six Major doubles titles. Perry was the first player to win a "Career Grand Slam", lifting all four singles titles, which he completed at the age of 26 at the 1935 French Championships. He remains the only British player to achieve this feat. He won three consecutive Wimbledon Championships from 1934 to 1936 and was world amateur No. 1 player during those three years. Prior to Andy Murray in 2013, Perry was the last British player to win the men's Wimbledon championship and the last British player to win a men's singles Grand Slam title until Andy Murray won the 2012 US Open. Perry's first love was table tennis and he was World Champion in 1929.
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Timeline5
1952—2007·55 yrs
- 1952
Fred Perry founded
Wimbledon champion Fred Perry launches a sweatband brand which evolves into a tennis apparel label.
- 1952
M12 polo shirt debuts
The iconic M12 piqué polo shirt with laurel wreath logo is introduced.
- 1960
Adopted by subcultures
Mods, skinheads and later soul boys adopt the polo as a uniform of British youth culture.
- 1995
Hit Union acquires brand
Japanese company Hit Union acquires Fred Perry, expanding it globally.
- 2007
Raf Simons collaboration begins
Long-running Fred Perry x Raf Simons collaboration launches its first capsule.
