Serena Williams Will Wear Virgil Abloah Collab For Nike At US Open 2018
/Serena Williams will wear a new Nike Collection, designed for her by Louis Vuitton's menswear designer Virgil Abloh, in the US Open tennis championship. The one-shoulder dress was inspired by Serena's love of ballet and dance. includes a ruffled, tulle skirt with “logo” printed above the Nike swoosh and “Serena” printed alongside the sleeve.
“What I love about tennis is the gracefulness. It’s an aggressive and powerful game, but it takes touch and finesse,” Abloh said in a statement. “So the dress is feminine, but combines her aggression. It’s partially revealing. It’s asymmetrical. It has a sort of ballerina-esque silhouette to symbolize her grace. It’s not about bells and whistles and tricks. It’s just about it living on the body, and expressing Serena’s spirit with each swing of the racket.”
In his statement, the former creative director of Kanye West, Abloh said he “was trying to embody her spirit and bring something compelling and fresh to tennis.” That mission seems to have been accomplished.
The collection will be available to non-tennis stars seeking to channel Serena's GOAT spirit.