The Hair Element You Missed from Naomi Osaka’s Epic US Open Look

When Naomi Osaka stepped on the courtroom on the US Open’s second day, all eyes had been on her outfit—and for good purpose! The athlete was mainly coated in lime inexperienced bows (extra on that later), however there was a candy hidden element in her hair that you’ll have missed whereas admiring the Goth Lolita-inspired gown and sneakers, to not point out her serve.

A portion of Osaka’s hair was braided, with the remainder gathered into a ponytail on the crown of her head. She wore a neon inexperienced Nike visor to match her tennis gown, which partially hid the pearl hair pin that was positioned atop her braids. The hair pin was a big “C” form made up of small pearls—a motif that Osaka repeated all through her recreation day outfit, because the zipper on her jacket led to a big pearl, and her Beats by Dre headphones had been additionally bedecked with the valuable gemstone.

Osaka advised The New York Occasions that the custom-made outfit by Nike and Yoon Ahn honored her Japanese heritage. “I bear in mind one of many first occasions I went to Japan, I noticed so many frills and so many bows,” the athlete defined. “I wouldn’t routinely affiliate myself with being girlish once I’m on the courtroom, however I are likely to gravitate towards actually stunning and cute issues. I feel there’s one thing fairly cool in making that an emphasis.” The inexperienced shade was additionally vital, as Osaka shared that it offers her emotions of “serenity.” Osaka went on to defeat Jelena Ostapenko and stated the “tremendous swimsuit” gown helped her regain her confidence on the courtroom.

Bows have had fairly a second this summer season, not solely on clothes a la Osaka’s gown but additionally as a hair accent on a few of our fave celebs. Talking of tennis, Zendaya wore a excessive braided ponytail with a ribbon on the base for a Challengers premiere, mixing sporty fashion with the coquette aesthetic. Cardi B wore dozens of teeny bows in her hair, flowing all the best way all the way down to her hips, and Megan Thee Stallion added a pink lace bow to her pinup ponytail. Bows, ruffles, pearls… hairstyling has by no means been so, let’s assume, demure.