Naomi Osaka delivered another jaw-dropping fashion statement on day three of the 2026 Wimbledon Championships.
The Japanese player has become known for her striking outfits on court and Wednesday morning was no different as she arrived at SW19 in a long ruffled skirt.
The former World No1, 28, looked incredible in the tiered lace maxiskirt as well as a a Nike bomber jacket with detailed floral embroidery and a large white belt complete with bows.
Osaka detached her eye-catching skirt ahead of her ladies singles’ second round match against Anastasia Gasanova.
A day earlier, the four-time major champion donned a white kimono-inspired dress to match the All England Club’s strict all-white dress code.
And at the French Open feat, she arrived on Court Suzanne-Lenglen ahead of her first round in a black corset and matching skirt.
Underneath, she wore a glittering gold piece that she claimed looked like the “Eiffel Tower at night time when it's bright”.
Osaka also wore a “jellyfish-inspired” outfit at the Australian Open, dedicated to her two-year-old daughter Shai, who she had with American rapper Cordae.
She said that “Nike let me design this one” as she arrived on court at Melbourne Park with a sunhat and veil over her face, accompanied by a white umbrella.
Her blue dress had turquoise ribbons tufting off it, to give the jellyfish-like impression.
Osaka’s walk-on outfits have become such a phenomenon that All England Club chief Sally Bolton was asked whether the Japanese 14th seed would be allowed to step onto court in one for this summer’s Championships.
“We’re very relaxed, so long as it meets the all-white dress code,” Bolton told reporters on Monday.
“I haven’t had any conversations with her about what she wears, but as for any of our athletes coming onto court, all they have to do is follow the all-white dress code. We haven’t got any concerns that that will be an issue.”
Osaka’s longtime creative director, Marty Harper, says Wimbledon’s traditions were key to the concept.
“It’s one of the few places in sport where ceremony still feels inseparable from competition,” he says. “We wanted to acknowledge that while creating a dialogue with Japanese ceremonial dress.
“The starting point was the idea of ‘Evolving Ceremony. The garment is constructed from vintage shiromuku [traditional Japanese bridal garments], kimono and wedding dresses – ceremonial garments originally created to mark important moments in people’s lives.”
“I wanted the garment to exist as the moment before performance. The walk-on surrounds Naomi in ceremony, while the Nike kit represents the athlete in competition. I thought about them as two chapters within the same story.”
