original Diadora Borg Elite - first issued in 1981 in gold and silver
stripe versions.Made from kangaroo leather this was the most expensive
tennis shoe at the time in the UK retailing at £37.99 and soon rising to
£39.99!It carried the famous Bjorn Borg signature and was a popular shoe
up and down the country.The trainers came with a shoe bag and a numbered
certificate card.There were variations of this shoe and later editions
came in other colours such as red stripes and the colour of the signature
was also available in white as well as black shown here.There were many
other models which also carried the Borg signature and came with different
coloured stripes such as Madeira,Top Spin and Borg.