I just realised that Hermes was the name of an ancient Greek god (YES – I am revising for my History of Art test on Greek architecture).
Hermes was the messenger of the gods - sending - sending (serving, whatever) tennis balls (I know. I am extending this way to far now. Just trying to adapt some good old history in to the modern catwalk report!). Anyway, Hermès’ S/S 10 collection was all about tennis, and for the first time in my life, I’d love to be able to play it. Too bad they didn’t present this collection a year ago, when I was struggling through my dull tennis lessons for PE. Not that I would have been able to buy any of it, but it would have inspired me. A lot. I’m sure I’d become a pro (…)
Between me and my girlfriend we’ve tried more ways over the years than I can count, including high intensity workouts, alternate grips, different hours of play, etc. But, in the most recent months years I’ve narrowed it down to simple athleicism. Why? Because I was happy to discover how effective the results were.