Dress from iconic tennis girl poster gets €19.5k at auction

A white summer dress made famous in the iconic Tennis Girl poster of the 1970s has fetched £15,500 (€19,500) at auction.

Dress from iconic tennis girl poster gets €19.5k at auction
Sat, 05 Jul, 2014 - 17:42

A white summer dress made famous in the iconic Tennis Girl poster of the 1970s has fetched £15,500 (€19,500) at auction.

The unique handmade dress with lace trim was made famous in a photograph taken by the late Martin Elliott featuring his then-girlfriend Fiona Butler.

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