Tennis is getting closer to the world of high fashion, as evidenced by Naomi Osaka’s outfits

At the Wimbledon tennis tournament, players are only allowed to wear white, appropriate tennis attire, but that hasn’t stopped the tennis star Naomi Osaka from turning the entrance into a fashion show.

Tennis the former number one in the world rankings, currently ranked fourteenth, Osaka has attracted attention in recent years not only for her playing skills, but also for her spectacular outfits.

This year, the costume game has risen to a level where fashion lovers are waiting with bated breath for the matches in Osaka.

At the Australian Open in January, Osaka wore a jellyfish-like outfit designed by a London designer Robert Wun in cooperation Marty Harperin and with Nike.

On Monday In the first match of the Wimbledon tennis tournament, the Haitian-Japanese Osaka arrived on the court in an all-white kimono.

The outfit called Evolving Ceremony is from an up and coming Japanese designer Hana Yagin handwriting. In addition to the kimono, it is inspired by the junihito, which is a Japanese court women’s outfit from a thousand years ago.

Junihitoe has twelve floors, and today they are only used for very prestigious, usually imperial, events.

Osaka’s outfit is made from recycled kimonos and wedding dresses. He has emphasized his connection to Japanese culture, but in the fashion world the outfit is also generally interpreted as a defense of responsibility.

Also at this year’s French Open in May, Osaka wore an outfit made from recycled materials. By Kevin Germanier the black corset and skirt combination he designed was made from Osaka’s old Nike uniforms.

Underneath the corset, a golden playsuit was revealed, which sparkled beautifully in the Paris sun.

In the first match of July Anastasia Gasanova vs. Osaka arrived on the field in a white pilot coat with floral decorations and a white shirt and belt. The outfit was more pared down than a layered kimono, but got the audience’s attention.

Fashion designer Because Otsamo has followed the entrances of the matches turned into fashion shows with interest.

“Osaka’s outfits have been insanely wonderful. The phenomenon shows the individualism of our time. Even in a well-controlled environment like tennis, players have an increasing desire to bring their own identity and aesthetics to the fore.”

Otsamo, who has designed many evening dresses for Linna’s parties, sees similarities between handshakes and field ceremonies.

“The lengths of the hems and other limitations define the work a lot, but they also encourage creativity.”

However, there is an exciting contrast between the flashy outfits and entrances and Osaka’s personality. The tennis star has said that he is a shy and reserved person who mutes text message conversations because he can’t stand waiting for answers. Going to the field excites him, but he has tried to practice so that it would not harm him. “Fashion helps with that,” Osaka said Guardianille.

As traditional as an upper-class hobby, tennis has always had a connection to the fashion world, but recently traditional brands such as Rolex and Ralph Lauren have begun to lose their grip on the game.

However, this is mostly true if you observe the players’ clothing and game clothes, which high fashion has increasingly made its way into. Ralph Lauren still has a contract as the official outfitter of many of the biggest tournaments, and off the court the brand’s grip on the tennis world has only grown.

Ralph Lauren has had an agreement with the most traditional of tournaments, Wimbledon, for over twenty years. This is the only official clothing partnership in Wimbledon’s 149-year history.

The dress code at Wimbledon is very tight. Outfits, caps and shoes must be white. Even braces and other medical equipment should be white. Off-white or cream do not work as colors.

In the new Adjusted shades – researcher in the book Timo Särkkä writes that textile bleaching developed “at the end of the 18th century as part of a wider revolution in the chemical industry”.

White became the color of the upper social classes, associated with cleanliness and hygiene. “For example, white clothes may have been used to differentiate themselves from agricultural and factory workers who did dirty, physical work,” Särkkä writes.

All of this is recorded to the greatest extent in the long history of the Wimbledon tournament.

Also tennis fashion icon Lacoste is still strongly involved in tournaments with new outfits, including with Novak Djokovic The GOAT jacket at Wimbledon was one of the most spectacular. The abbreviation GOAT stands for Greatest Of All Time. Lacoste has launched a collection celebrating Djokovic, where instead of the brand’s traditional crocodile, there is a goat, or goat in English.

The growing popularity of tennis has increased the fashion world’s interest in the sport, with players like Naomi Osaka favoring up-and-coming fashion talents and truly innovative outfits over solid traditions.

Osaka has also spoken respectfully Serena and by Venus Williams as well as the work of other predecessors who developed tennis fashion.

Because Otsamon according to the relationship between fashion and sports has generally become closer in recent years.

“Well-being has become a new luxury,” he says. “It communicates status: I take care of myself and go in for sports. At the same time, different style combinations are more allowed than ever, street, sports and high-end fashion are combined a lot. You can even wear sweatpants and a blazer.”

Tennis players’ outfits from past years: