Naomi Osaka’s Wimbledon Style Moment Included a Bridal Kimono, an Obi Belt & a Nod to Kill Bill
Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka wearing the “Evolving Ceremony” walk-on gown designed by Hana Yagi.
Do you love white? Do you love when white can be stylish, sharp, and rich with cultural storytelling? Then Naomi Osaka’s opening week at Wimbledon 2026 is precisely what you should be looking at.
The All England Club in London is famous for its strict all-white dress code, leaving tennis players with minimal space to experiment. However, the four-time Grand Slam champion completely rewrote the playbook this year. Instead of arriving in standard sportswear, she stepped onto Court 3 for her first-round match against Elsa Jacquemot wearing a custom, floor-length, upcycled kimono-inspired gown titled “Evolving Ceremony”.
The ceremonial outerwear was created by Tokyo-based independent designer Hana Yagi, alongside curatorial director Marty Harper. Yagi specialises in reworking traditional bridalwear, and for this project, she constructed the garment from seven different textiles. The materials were upcycled from vintage Japanese kimonos and a traditional shiromuku (white Japanese bridal dress).
Originally published by Bella Naija.