--- 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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Serena Williams is the FIRST tennis player to win 23 Grand Slam singles titles in the Open era._  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Aug 28, 2018 7:46 PM UTC  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) 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) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5380389/serena-williams-tutu/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5380389/serena-williams-tutu/"},"headline":"Serena Williams Makes a Case for the Casual Tutu With Her 2018 US Open Outfit","datePublished":"2018-08-28T19:46:12.000Z","dateModified":"2026-08-04T08:05:54.441Z","description":"Serena Williams' Off-White and Nike outfit with a tutu-style skirt earned her the approval of not only tennis fans but fashionistas.","url":"https://time.com/5380389/serena-williams-tutu/","keywords":["Newsfeed","fashion","Sports"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc210c77f88a6c161/698938e3929fad07b2bf16f0/serena-williams-us-open-outfit.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Cady Lang","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/cady-lang/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc210c77f88a6c161/698938e3929fad07b2bf16f0/serena-williams-us-open-outfit.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"TOPSHOT-TENNIS-US-OPEN","caption":"TOPSHOT-TENNIS-US-OPEN","creditText":"EDUARDO MUNOZ ALVAREZ—AFP/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5380389/serena-williams-tutu/","name":"Serena Williams Makes a Case for the Casual Tutu With Her 2018 US Open Outfit"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"FIRSTS Serena Williams","description":"Serena Williams is the FIRST tennis player to win 23 Grand Slam singles titles in the Open era.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/qRrT89Xb/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2017-09-02T02:57:12.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/qRrT89Xb.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/5380389/serena-williams-tutu/","duration":"PT2M6S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/5380389/serena-williams-tutu/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```