--- title: Serena Williams US Open 2018 Tutu Impresses Internet description: Serena Williams' Off-White and Nike outfit with a tutu-style skirt earned her the approval of not only tennis fans but fashionistas. canonical: https://time.com/5380389/serena-williams-tutu/ author: Cady Lang article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-08-28T19:46:12.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T08:05:54.441Z og:title: Serena Williams Makes a Case for the Tutu at the US Open og:description: People are loving it og:url: https://time.com/5380389/serena-williams-tutu/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc210c77f88a6c161/698938e3929fad07b2bf16f0/serena-williams-us-open-outfit.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2000 og:image:height: 1125 og:image:alt: TOPSHOT-TENNIS-US-OPEN og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Serena Williams Makes a Case for the Tutu at the US Open twitter:description: People are loving it twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc210c77f88a6c161/698938e3929fad07b2bf16f0/serena-williams-us-open-outfit.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Serena Williams Makes a Case for the Casual Tutu With Her 2018 US Open Outfit > Sponsored content. 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(Photo by EDUARDO MUNOZ ALVAREZ / AFP) (Photo credit should read EDUARDO MUNOZ ALVAREZ/AFP/Getty Images) TOPSHOT - Serena Williams of the US hits a return to Magda Linette (out of frame) of Poland during their 2018 US Open Women's Singles match at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York on August 27, 2018\. (Photo by EDUARDO MUNOZ ALVAREZ / AFP) (Photo credit should read EDUARDO MUNOZ ALVAREZ/AFP/Getty Images) EDUARDO MUNOZ ALVAREZ—AFP/Getty Images  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Aug 28, 2018 7:46 PM UTC [Serena Williams](http://time.com/5368858/serena-williams-comeback/) made it clear she isn’t letting anything cramp her on-court style. For the stylish 23-time Grand Slam champion’s first match of the [2018 U.S. Open](http://time.com/5380155/alexis-ohanian-serena-williams-us-open/), Williams sported a one-shoulder black athletic tennis dress with a ballerina-esque tutu skirt. The outfit was created by [Louis Vuitton and Off-White designer Virgil Abloh](http://time.com/collection/most-influential-people-2018/5238167/virgil-abloh/) in collaboration with Williams for Nike’s “Queen” collection, which she accessorized with a pair of shimmery silver sneakers, a leather jacket with a utility strap, and a matching tennis bag that was appropriately labeled “AKA QUEEN” with Abloh’s signature quotation marks. Williams, who emerged from her first round of the US Open victorious, made headlines for her on-court fashion just days earlier after French Tennis Federation president Bernard Giudicelli told [_Tennis Magazine_](http://www.espn.com/tennis/story/%5F/id/24461310/new-french-open-dress-rules-prohibit-serena-williams-catsuit-2019) that the catsuit that Williams wore to the tournament this year will “no longer be accepted…one must respect the game and the place.” Williams was quick to address this in a [video shared by ESPN](https://people.com/sports/serena-williams-everythings-fine-catsuit-french-open/), saying “obviously the grand slams have a right to do what they want to do, but I feel like if and when or if they know that some things are for health reasons then there’s no way that they wouldn’t be okay with it.” After noting that she wears tight designs to prevent the [blood clots she’s been experiencing](http://fortune.com/2018/01/12/serena-williams-birth-story-black-women/) after giving birth to daughter Alexis Olympia Ohanian last year; she said they would “come to an understanding.” Tennis greats like Billie Jean King and Chris Evers supported Williams. > [](https://twitter.com/BillieJeanKing/status/1033377436694728704) Williams’ US Open tutu garnered top scores from tennis and fashion enthusiasts alike, many of whom took to the Internet to share their feelings about the matter. > [](https://twitter.com/AishaThinker/status/1034400936867844096) > [](https://twitter.com/dodgee%5Fbrummie/status/1034524437494812672) > [](https://twitter.com/jbendery/status/1034454764690567169) > [](https://twitter.com/ohheyjenna/status/1034460138554515456) > [](https://twitter.com/ajplus/status/1034468697769799680) > [](https://twitter.com/TheYBF/status/1034261183543631872) > [](https://twitter.com/ruddizzle%5F/status/1034491876584382465) ## Transcript People will look at you and they'll try and define you. Whether you're a woman, whether you're young, they'll try and cabin off what you're able to do. But people can only do that if you let them and so I always viewed my job as defining myself >> If we are in a meeting we're there for a reason, not to just sit there and absorb. If you are only there not speaking you kind of create the impression that you're not prepared to be there. You need to participate and you need to know what you're talking about. You can ask a man to do a job that he's never been qualified to do and he will raise his hand and say, absolutely, I will do that job. Women always say, I'm not sure if I'm ready yet, More experience. I don't necessarily know if there's anything wrong with being more cautious and careful. I mean why have we come to decide that being brash and overly aggressive should be the way we are. But we should also know that we're not going to feel any wiser or any more ready in ten years than we did ten years ago. So we might as well just leave. There is a lot of perception of, My gosh, it's really hard because of the gender. What are you gonna do about that, just not do it? If you want to do something, you just do it, and then hope that people catch up to you. For girls that are going to be playing little league, anything could happen. You could be up by 10 runs, and you can loose the game. So stay focused, make sure you play as a team, and hopefully you hit a home run, because no girl has ever hit a home run, and I'll be cheering for you. You'll never make everyone happy, so you just have to be exactly who it is that you are, and at least know that you've been true to yourself. It's about attitude, aptitude, and opportunity. Who knew I would be here? But it all started with folks that thought I had a good attitude. That put me in places that challenged me and then provided me opportunities because I met and exceeded the standard. You often don't realize, people want you to succeed, and they often have very good solutions, both practical and in terms of thinking of opportunities for you. And the other thing is, I think it's not too bad Periods of great intensity doing one thing or the other. Meryl Streep once said, " Every successful woman's life has its ebbs and flows ." Know your power, know the power of your intellect, of your values and commitment, the courage that you have, and don't let anybody trivialize How you have spent your years. All of them have contributed to making a very unique and special person. Just take joy, don't let anyone discourage you from that thing that you love the most. It's more about making life. 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