Naomi Osaka has made the US Open her personal fashion show.
The tennis star, 26, wore a black version of her outfit for the event during her match against Karolína Muchová on Thursday (August 29) in New York City. Muchová won, eliminating Osaka 6-3, 7-6 (5) and ending Osaka’s bid for a third US Open victory.
Naomi Osaka.
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Osaka’s US Open look consisted of a bomber jacket with a colored ribbon on the back, a tennis dress that also featured a smaller colored bow on the back, and a skirt with tiered ruffles. A white ribbon separated the upper part of the dress from the skirt. She completed the Nike look with sneakers decorated with a bow on the back.
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Naomi Osaka.
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The mom and co-founder of skincare brand KINLÒ wore a green version of the look for her US Open debut match against Jelena Ostapenko on Tuesday, August 27. Ostapenko, 27, is currently ranked 10th among women’s tennis players, while Osaka is ranked 88th.
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Noami Osaka’s black outfit for the US Open.
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At Threads before the start of the US Open, Osaka called her look by Nike designer Yoon Ahn, “The best outfit I’ve ever worn.”
Osaka was born in Japan and moved to the US at the age of 3. She said The New York Times the bow and ruffle details on her outfit are inspired by her Japanese culture.
“I remember when I went to Japan one of the first times, I saw so many ruffles and so many bows,” she recalled.
The athlete also told the newspaper that she was inspired by ballet.
“Actually, my movement coach is a ballerina,” Osaka said. “She’s also my mental coach. So maybe I thought about it subconsciously. Before I met her, I thought ballerinas were just flexible, but then I realized they’re all incredibly strong.”
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Naomi Osaka from Japan.
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She described the set as a “beautiful garment”.
Ahn said The Times that references to Japanese culture were important to Osaka from the early stages of the design process.
“She sent me a few looks of this ‘Lolita’ gothic thing that she was really living in at the time,” the designer said. “They go out and wear pink, ruffles, bows, lace. It’s about really owning cuteness and a girly hoodie.”
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