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AI garment reconstruction: Serena Williams, US Open 2002. Glossy black Puma sleeveless catsuit with short legs and a zip neckline.

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Serena Williams · 2002

The original catsuit

A short-legged Puma catsuit that challenged the tennis silhouette.

Tournament
US Open
Date
August–September 2002
Design
Puma · Bonnie Dominguez
Tournament finish
WSingles

The story behind the look

Bonnie Dominguez designed Williams’s first famous catsuit for Puma. Its glossy, faux-leather appearance came from stretch fabric, and its short legs made it a very different garment from her later full-length Nike catsuits.

The look debuted at the 2002 US Open, which Williams went on to win. The reference records the tournament outfit; the precise date of this photograph is not treated as confirmed.