Naomi Osaka arrived for her first-round match at the 2026 French Open in an all-black walk-on look that looked built for a runway, not a clay court. The custom outfit, designed by Swiss couturier Kevin Germanier, wrapped her in a dramatic black sleeveless corset top and a gauzy pleated maxi skirt before she stepped toward her match against Germany’s Laura Siegemund.
The reason the Naomi Osaka French Open outfit is drawing so much attention is simple: it was not a one-off costume, but part of Osaka’s continuing habit of turning Grand Slam entrances into fashion moments. Germanier said he wanted the look to feel romantic yet strong, and he built it from deconstructed pieces of Osaka’s past competition gear, including a tennis skirt, jacket and dress, then finished the top with intricate beading and the skirt with fabric taken from the lining of one of her jackets.
Osaka’s entrance also carried the kind of reveal that makes the styling matter. Underneath the couture layer, she showed a separate Nike kit, a light brown skirt set with a ruffly, two-tiered peplum and vertical rows of gold sequins in different sizes. At the photo with Siegemund ahead of the match, she paired the black pleated skirt with the sequined peplum top, making the contrast between walk-on drama and match-day practicality impossible to miss.
That split between performance and function is what makes Osaka such a compelling fashion presence on the tour. In January, she wore a jellyfish-inspired Robert Wun outfit at the 2026 Australian Open, with swishy white pleated pants and a colorful tie-dye top with flowing tendrils. Germanier said it felt important to come back just as strong and powerful for Paris after her Met Gala look, and he described the collection of references as a mix of couture and sport, or, as Osaka puts it, simply couture.
What remains unanswered for now is the one thing that matters most once the walk-on ends: how Osaka fared against Siegemund once the match began. The outfit delivered the statement before the first ball was struck, but the result on court was left for the tennis to decide.
