Naomi exits US Open, displays one more swaggy fashion ensemble
Naomi Osaka may not have gone out of the U.S. Open with much of a bang. But she surely went out with a burst - of color, and a bit of swag.
The two-time U.S. Open champion lost a lopsided fourth-round match on Monday to Elena Rybakina. But she continued to make her mark as the undisputed fashion queen on tour. Osaka, already known for her walk-on fashion reveals at tournaments, has been upping her game at the year’s final major with a series of dramatic ensembles - all with a basketball theme, as her sponsor, Nike, honors the New York Knicks’ championship win.
For her last look, she arrived on court Monday in a coat of many colors: a fur-trimmed cloak designed by Brooklyn-based label KidSuper.
“I felt really swaggy when I put it on,” Osaka said after the match. “I feel like it embodied New York a lot.”
For her increasingly dramatic looks the past week or so, Osaka has worked with celebrity stylist Law Roach - also known as Zendaya’s stylist - displaying the work of multiple designers.
Monday’s eclectic walk-on ensemble from KidSuper, the label of designer Colm Dillane, included not only the lavish coat, but a headband that echoed the blue, red and white NBA logo - only now, displaying a racket-wielding tennis player, not a basketball player.
For her first-round match a week ago, Osaka channeled NBA great Allen Iverson in a long, white tulle skirt and a dramatic gray, hooded robe.
