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AI garment reconstruction: Serena Williams, US Open 2016. Serena Williams’s black Nike dress with plum shoulder panels and pink skirt godets at the 2016 US Open.

Match kit · AI garment reconstruction.

Serena Williams · 2016

Pink inside the pleats

A black night dress revealed bright pink whenever its pleats opened.

Athlete
Serena Williams
Tournament
US Open
Date
7 September 2016
Design
Nike with Serena Williams
Documented round
QuarterfinalSingles
Match result
Wonvs Simona Halep
Tournament finish
SFSingles

The original look

Serena Williams’s black Nike dress with plum shoulder panels and pink skirt godets at the 2016 US Open. Historical on-player photograph.

Tim Clayton/Corbis via Getty Images · Copyrighted editorial photograph; rights remain with the credited owner.

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The story behind the look

Williams described bringing a classic feeling back to tennis with her 2016 US Open wardrobe. The black night version concealed vivid pink fabric inside the skirt pleats, turning movement into the main colour effect.

Plum shoulder panels and a matching waistline framed the dress. The historical photograph shows her quarterfinal appearance on 7 September; separate arm sleeves accompanied the original look.