Naomi Osaka and Her Black Ruffled Nike Outfit Make Waves at US Open Before Second-Round Loss

Osaka debuted her ruffled tennis look on Aug. 27 at the Open

Naomi Osaka made the US Open court her own 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, Aug. 29, in New York. Muchová was victorious, eliminating Osaka 6-3, 7-6 (5) and ending Osaka’s pursuit of a third US Open win.

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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 had a smaller colored bow on the back and a tiered ruffle skirt. A white band separated the top of the dress from the skirt. She finished the Nike look with sneakers adorned with a bow on the back.

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The mom and KINLÒ skincare brand co-founder wore a green version of the look for her debut match at the US Open against Jelena Ostapenko on Tuesday, Aug. 27. Ostapenko, 27, is currently ranked 10th in women’s tennis while Osaka is ranked 88th.

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On 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 U.S. at the age of 3. She told The New York Times the bow and ruffle details on her outfit are inspired by her Japanese culture.

“I remember one of the first times I went to Japan, I saw so many frills 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 was thinking 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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She described the ensemble as a “beautiful garment.”

Ahn told 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’ goth thing she was really vibing at that moment,” the designer said. “They go out and wear pink, frills, bows, lace. It’s about really owning the cutesy-ness and the girly-hood.”