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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

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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.

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

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.