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AI garment reconstruction: Serena Williams, US Open 2014. Serena Williams’s hot-pink Nike tennis dress covered in raspberry leopard rosettes, with a V neckline and short flared skirt.

Match kit · AI garment reconstruction.

Serena Williams · 2014

Leopard in hot pink

A familiar tennis silhouette made unmistakable by saturated leopard print.

The story behind the look

Williams’s New York wardrobe paired pink leopard print for daytime matches with a darker leopard version at night. The all-over pattern gave the fitted sleeveless dress its identity; the reconstruction here matches the photographed pink colourway.

The Nike dress was also offered at retail. Its place here comes from the audacious animal print and Serena’s day-and-night styling, rather than a claim that it was a one-off couture garment.