Christy
The award- winning British company is celebrating its most recent towel design for the 2017 Wimbledon Championships
After a luxurious soak in scented bubbles, few things feel more comforting than wrapping oneself in a warm and fleecy towel. Henry Christy certainly understood this, and in 1850 he returned to England from Constantinople with a sample of looped pile fabric which was entirely new to Britain. Soon after, he and his inventor brother created an ingenious machine that allowed his revolutionary ‘terry’ towelling to be produced on an industrial scale. However, it was only when Queen Victoria was presented with her very own bathtime set in 1851 that the towelling trend really caught on – and Christy soon received an order from the royal household for ‘six dozen’ sets for the queen’s very own bathroom.
In 1988, Christy became the o cial towel supplier of the Wimbledon Championships, creating iconic designs that have mopped the brows of centre court tennis talent, from Andy Murray to Serena Williams. Now an integral part of the tournament, Christy’s colourful towels are just as highly regarded as Henman Hill and courtside strawberries and cream, and this year’s stylish creations are once again a triumph.