Vollaix review
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Rattler
Hall of Fame
Lady Di’s jumper (pullover sweater)
Capt. Willie
Hall of Fame
Okay, thanks! Just searched and found it.
KANZA
Semi-Pro
I feel like the black sheep of tennis apparel.
The original design was a great pattern made famous by Lady Diana Spencer in the early 80s
Capt. Willie
Hall of Fame
Received the God Save The Queen on Monday and wore it yesterday (Tuesday). Had two complements , one of which was "cool jersey, what team is that?" So I had to explain it was the UK tennis shirt from the 2012 Olympics not a soccer jersey.
Anyway, the detail of the graphics are incredible. I bet it looks just as nice as the original adidas version.
Anyway, the detail of the graphics are incredible. I bet it looks just as nice as the original adidas version.
curtstead
Professional
This thread convinced me to buy a couple pieces today, really hoping it's as good of quality for on court wear as I've heard in here! Got SUPER pumped when I saw the 1997 Guga Kuerten Roland Garros yellow/blue polo as an option, only to be crushed when finding my size was out of stock.
@KANZA, any chance of wristbands ever being made? Maybe a head tie? Just curious, and maybe I missed a post in here if it was previously discussed. Loved the selections you have online, and am looking forward to getting what I picked!
@KANZA, any chance of wristbands ever being made? Maybe a head tie? Just curious, and maybe I missed a post in here if it was previously discussed. Loved the selections you have online, and am looking forward to getting what I picked!
KANZA
Semi-Pro
I appreciate the enthusiasm but my day job has me hopping several hours a day, 7 days a week this summer. Until things settle down in 6 months, I’m sticking to some basic designs I can draw up in my spare time. I’ll still be filling orders. That’s pretty basic stufff I can do at the end of the workday, but I’m not advertising or doing special orders if I can avoid it
curtstead
Professional
I received my order today and holy mother of god, this is super high quality apparel. I got the archer polo, the Black/Yellow Brazil polo, the London shorts, and Black shorts. This is awesome stuff for a ridiculously good price.
Thank you @KANZA ! I know you're super busy with work, but you've gained a customer forever, and I will be sharing this with my ALTA team and friends in a league I'm in. I hope you continue to do business, because I certainly will keep sending you my dollars over overpriced retailers (especially if you have any wristbands and head ties in the future
). Thank you!
Thank you @KANZA ! I know you're super busy with work, but you've gained a customer forever, and I will be sharing this with my ALTA team and friends in a league I'm in. I hope you continue to do business, because I certainly will keep sending you my dollars over overpriced retailers (especially if you have any wristbands and head ties in the future
). Thank you!
Capt. Willie
Hall of Fame
KANZA
Semi-Pro
Late January or February. Things at my day job are so tight, I haven’t had as much time to devote to the line like I did in 2020. Things have settled down for sure, but my new schedule is still 24/7. As a result, the 2022 line won’t be as extensive. It’s just a few more argyles, some more color variations on bestsellers of 2021, a plaid number, and a very retro cut shirt that has a strong possibility of being a big failure. It could go either way. Nonetheless, it’s a fun shirt.
therecanbeonlyone
Semi-Pro
My prediction is that I’ll be ordering the plaid and the very retro shirts. Both of them already sound like they are right up my alley.
Capt. Willie
Hall of Fame
I will be ordering an argyle, I'm just not so sure about that red/green color. And the plaid does intrigue me, can't wait to see it.
KANZA
Semi-Pro
The red/green, its a holiday fun shirt. Kinda my version of the ugly Christmas sweater, but for tennis polos.
As for the retro cut:
These were made as two pieces of fabric sewn together. That’s it. It’s exactly like the early 80s version. they remake this shirt, but they don’t make it cut like this anymore. Everyone sews on the sleeves today. Well, that was the charm of the shirt back in the day. It had oddly short sleeves and it was two pieces of fabric, front and back-sewn together as one.
As for the retro cut:
Capt. Willie
Hall of Fame
KANZA
Semi-Pro
@Capt. Willie starting the year with the basic red/royal blue/light blue argyle like the retro. Which versions to do after that? Not sure. I made several files with different themes:
Halloween (orange/gray/black)
Easter/spring (pink yellow light blue)
Etc
Combos are endless. What I can’t decide is which version would be worth making. I may post them all on Instagram next year and let the fans decide.
Halloween (orange/gray/black)
Easter/spring (pink yellow light blue)
Etc
Combos are endless. What I can’t decide is which version would be worth making. I may post them all on Instagram next year and let the fans decide.
Capt. Willie
Hall of Fame
Capt. Willie
Hall of Fame
KANZA
Semi-Pro
Capt, I was trying to keep everything on the down low. I didn’t announce and I didn’t post anything on Instagram this time around. In fact, I won’t even be able to fill orders until I’m back in town on Monday, but since it’s AO finals week I thought I might go ahead and update the site with Spring 2022. I am still so busy at my day job I don’t have an outline yet for the summer line.
Lt Slade - “a little glen plaid number” It came to me while watching Scent of a Woman. Sophia the tailor is working on Lt Slade’s suit for thanksgiving dinner.
Check out Pete circa spring 1994. I got the year wrong. It’s not 93. Pete had so many questionable designs back then. However, this one (with some editing on my part) was salvageable and the final product was actually kind of cool.
Lt Slade - “a little glen plaid number” It came to me while watching Scent of a Woman. Sophia the tailor is working on Lt Slade’s suit for thanksgiving dinner.
Check out Pete circa spring 1994. I got the year wrong. It’s not 93. Pete had so many questionable designs back then. However, this one (with some editing on my part) was salvageable and the final product was actually kind of cool.
I was looking at this shirt; possibility that it will be proposed by Vollaix?...Brian?
...Brian?
Jim Courier plays tennis during the 1995 US Open in New York City.
Jim Courier plays tennis during the 1995 US Open in New York City.
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vsbabolat
G.O.A.T.
How come you can execute that New Young Line shirt and the new idiots that currently own Sergio Tacchini can’t? Great job!The red/green, its a holiday fun shirt. Kinda my version of the ugly Christmas sweater, but for tennis polos.
As for the retro cut:
These were made as two pieces of fabric sewn together. That’s it. It’s exactly like the early 80s version. they remake this shirt, but they don’t make it cut like this anymore. Everyone sews on the sleeves today. Well, that was the charm of the shirt back in the day. It had oddly short sleeves and it was two pieces of fabric, front and back-sewn together as one.
KANZA
Semi-Pro
I was looking at this shirt; possibility that it will be proposed by Vollaix?
Jim Courier plays tennis during the 1995 US Open in New York City.
Jim Courier plays tennis during the 1995 US Open in New York City.www.gettyimages.it
ok, I always say “no” and later change my mind. So I’m not ruling it out, but I don’t have that one on my current list. Btw, I don’t know Jim but friends do. They speak very highly of him. Genuine and always answers emails- even during broadcasts!
KANZA
Semi-Pro
thank you! It took a while. I found the real deal on ****. I even wore it around town a couple of times. I got a strange look from a lady in an ice cream shop and got a little self conscious. The shorty short sleeves are very 80s but considered feminine by today’s standards. I can see why ST would not remake it as the original “cut”. It simply wouldn’t sell as well as a typical run of the mill Polo Ralph Lauren cut polo shirt.
I sent the actual 80s shirt I bought off **** to the factory and asked them to look at it. It’s kind of crazy. It’s two pieces of fabric sewn together front and back. That’s it! No sleeves attached to the body. The sleeves have to be shorty short or else the pattern of the shirt doesn’t work.
vsbabolat
G.O.A.T.
It’s the same cut as the original? I’m going to buy a shirt. Seriously great job! I wore this shirt in 1984 and 1985 as a kid and loved it!
I don’t think that’s the reason ST didn’t do it right. They had some new young line reissues years ago and it was the original cut.
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If you want, when you i'llwant, I can send you the original measurements of the two bands (blue and red) by private email ...
By the way I'm playing with the Vollaix "Agassi Us Open 1995" jerseys and they are exceptional!
dallasstarsfan
Rookie
Got some Vollaix shirts and the quality is high as mentioned in this thread. The customer service is even better.
One quick question: what is the best way to get the creases out of the shirts? I usually wash polyester tennis shirts in cold and air dry on a rack. Did that with the first three Vollaix shirts and the creases are still there. Any advice appreciated. thanks
One quick question: what is the best way to get the creases out of the shirts? I usually wash polyester tennis shirts in cold and air dry on a rack. Did that with the first three Vollaix shirts and the creases are still there. Any advice appreciated. thanks
KANZA
Semi-Pro
I assume you’re talking about the creases from the packing and folding of the shirt.
I hot dry them in the hot dryer. They shouldn’t shrink more than 2% bc they are poly and the wrinkles go away.
However, I’d be glad to hear from others about what they do.
For the polos and shorts I use for my photos on my website, I iron them out. I iron them inside out so as not to destroy the color and I place them on a dummy. However, one time I wore the one and only sample I had to play tennis. I washed it and dried it. It was wrinkle free! So I put it on the dummy and took the pictures. It worked out great and the pictures came out perfect.
I hot dry them in the hot dryer. They shouldn’t shrink more than 2% bc they are poly and the wrinkles go away.
However, I’d be glad to hear from others about what they do.
For the polos and shorts I use for my photos on my website, I iron them out. I iron them inside out so as not to destroy the color and I place them on a dummy. However, one time I wore the one and only sample I had to play tennis. I washed it and dried it. It was wrinkle free! So I put it on the dummy and took the pictures. It worked out great and the pictures came out perfect.
brian anderson
Semi-Pro
how about agassi ‘96!
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vsbabolat
G.O.A.T.
Agassi was thin then. He sure did balloon uphow about agassi ‘96!
KANZA
Semi-Pro
i discontinued the tennisnerd discount years ago. In fact I got rid of all the discount codes after I marked down the prices pretty substantially. I found that people seeing the markdowns on the site makes the items sell better than giving out discount codes that they may or may not use.
nerd was great, but I have a limited advertising budget. I found a few other outlets that yielded more traffic. Twitter was terrible. Facebook ads were so so. Instagram seems to be The best fit for me. The niche audience knows where to find me and the Instagram algorithm helps me reach out to those with very similar interests.
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For Us Open, could we think about Agassi Us Open 1994? A myth!
KANZA
Semi-Pro
I know a few people want that one, but I’m not sure it’s in the cards.
Also, I am keeping a super low profile these days. My day job is still kicking my @$$ and consuming most my time. Despite no advertising I still have a small following and sales. It’s quite a complement and I appreciate it. Next year will be ten years since I started this and I’m hopeful to find some extra time to devote to making some new items. I’m always up for suggestions. I may not be able to do it, but I’m open.
Also, I am keeping a super low profile these days. My day job is still kicking my @$$ and consuming most my time. Despite no advertising I still have a small following and sales. It’s quite a complement and I appreciate it. Next year will be ten years since I started this and I’m hopeful to find some extra time to devote to making some new items. I’m always up for suggestions. I may not be able to do it, but I’m open.
I love that you made a black sheep shirt. Here is an update on the story of the original sweater(s) worn by the Princess! https://www.vogue.com/article/the-story-behind-princess-diana-black-sheep-sweater
Yes!
I still have and use them from time to time!!
Always available for any measures of strips of the jerseys!
Example
I still have and use them from time to time!!
Always available for any measures of strips of the jerseys!
Example
Jim Courier of the USA in action during the ATP Tour finals in...
Jim Courier of the USA in action during the ATP Tour finals in Frankfurt, Germany. \ Mandatory Credit: Gary M. Prior/Allsport
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Jim Courier of the U.S. shouts after defeating compatriot Bryan...
Jim Courier of the U.S. shouts after defeating compatriot Bryan Shelton in a five-set match at the Australian Open in Melbourne, Australian, 17 January 1994. Courier defeated Shelton, 4-6, 6-1, 6-7 ,...
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