That little embroidered laurel wreath on a polo shirt carries a rebellious history most people have forgotten. This deep dive reconstructs the true story of Fred Perry, a working-class kid who conquered the elite world of tennis, was shunned by his own country's sporting establishment, and then built a global fashion empire.

We trace his rise from public courts and a world table tennis title through his revolutionary forehand, his Grand Slam dominance, the snubs he endured at Wimbledon, his move to America and Hollywood, and the sportswear brand whose logo was pure revenge on the establishment.

• How amateurism worked as a gatekeeping tool against the working class
• Bringing an explosive table-tennis forehand onto the grass courts
• Winning Wimbledon and being coldly snubbed with a tie left on a chair
• Grueling  ...