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Lili De Alvarez Wore Fur Coats in the 1920s

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Not only was Lili De Alvarez one of the best tennis players of her era, but she also loved wearing fur on the court. She didn’t play her matches decked out in the heat-trapping outerwear; she just wore it after defeating her opponents.

This particular fur coat was adorned in 1926 after Alvarez beat Molla Mallory to win the lawn tennis single ladies championships at Beckenham. Mallory, not pictured above, was known for her chic headbands to protect her face from sweat.