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AI garment reconstruction: Serena Williams, US Open 2022. Serena Williams’s black crystal-studded dress with sheer sleeves and a six-layer skirt at the 2022 US Open

Match kit · AI garment reconstruction.

Serena Williams · 2022

Six layers for six titles

Figure-skating sparkle, a night-sky bodice and six layers of tulle for six New York titles.

Athlete
Serena Williams
Tournament
US Open
Date
29 August 2022
Design
Nike × Serena Williams
Documented round
First roundSingles
Match result
Wonvs Danka Kovinić
Tournament finish
3RSingles

The original look

Serena Williams in her crystal-studded black dress at the 2022 US Open.

Mike Stobe / Getty Images · Via GQ Brasil · Editorial reference; public reuse permission has not been obtained. Resized for web.

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The story behind the look

For the opening match of what she had announced as her final tournament, Williams worked hands-on with Nike on a black dress inspired by figure-skating competition costumes. The sheer sleeves and crystal-studded bodice caught the light under the Arthur Ashe Stadium roof.

Its skirt carried six layers, one for each of Williams’s US Open singles titles. The symbolism made the garment a concise career retrospective: competitive, theatrical and designed around achievements that belonged to her alone.