Naomi Osaka brought fashion-forward custom looks to the French Open clay courts, framing her on-court style as a way to communicate when she does not talk much. She said her clothing choices let her be loud with colors, patterns, and fabric, and she linked her inspiration to the grand outfit reveals associated with Serena and Venus. She worried that a shimmering golden kit would reflect too much in the sun and potentially draw an umpire’s concern, so she prepared two backup normal Nike dresses. After winning, she described the fun of surprising people and keeping them guessing, noting a community built around her outfits. She wore rhinestone-embellished red and purple custom Nike kits with matching jackets and petal skirts.
"“I tell people I don't talk a lot, so that way I can talk through my clothes, and that means I can be as loud with colors or patterns or fabric as I want.” “But I think that's the fun part, you know,” she continued. “I feel like we lost that a little in tennis. I always told people I grew up, you know, with Serena and Venus's grand reveals. I literally can look at a picture and probably tell you what year that outfit came from.”"
"“I actually got a little worried because when the sun hits the dress, it reflects a lot,” she said in the post-match press conference. “So I was a little scared that the umpire was going to kick me off the court, so I got two backup normal Nike dresses.” Luckily for all of us, the backups stayed packed away."
"“I like to keep people on their toes, and I think it's really fun,” Naomi said about her eye-catching outfits in her post-match interview after winning her match. “There's a community I feel like that's been built over my on-court outfits. So I just like to keep you guys guessing.”"
"She wore rhinestone-embellished red and purple custom Nike kits, both featuring matching jackets and petal skirts."
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