13/05/2013
It was at the end of the 1940s that Fred Perry was approached by Terry Wegner,
a former Austrian footballer, with an idea for marketing a sweatband bearing the
Fred Perry name. Fred Perry had previously used gauze wrapped around his wrist to protect the racquet handle from perspiration. The original Fred Perry sweatband was made from bath towel material and ‘weighed a ton’. according to Fred Perry in his autobiography. The redesigned prototype, made in Leicester, was slight
soft and pliable. From that moment Fred Perry was in business. Fred Perry marketed the sweatbands by giving them away to the top players at the best tournaments, persuading them to wear Fred Perry sweatbands on court; the players did, and Fred Perry Sportswear was launched
RETAIL:PHP.1550
SET OF 3:PHP 4050
MADE IN ENGLAND
Measurements:
Size 36 (Small)
Shoulder width: 17.5 inches
Chest: 21 inches
Length: 27.5 inches
Size 38 (Medium)
Shoulder width: 18 inches
Chest: 21.5 inches
Length: 28.5 inches
Size 40 (Large)
Shoulder width: 18.5 inches
Chest: 22 inches
Length: 29.5 inches
Size 42 (XL)
Shoulder width: 19 inches
Chest: 22.5 inches
Length: 30.5 inches
Size 44 (Xxl)
Shoulder width: 19.5 inches
Chest: 23 inches
Length: 31.5 inches