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Naomi Osaka has left her hotel for the Met Gala, in a white and feathered Robert Wun dress with a matching headpiece by London miliner Awon Golding.
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Osaka departing the Mark Hotel.
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Osaka on the carpet.
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A full view of her gown.
Once on the carpet, she took off the coat and hat to reveal a sleeveless red dress underneath.
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Osaka’s dress underneath her coat.
It’s not her first time working with Wun; at the Australian Open this year, the tennis player worked with the designer for her walk-on outfits. “We were both instantly drawn to his shapes, his textures, the way his work moves. It all lived in the same world we were imagining,” Osaka says, referring to herself and her longtime collaborator Marty Harper. Wun, self-described “huge tennis fan,” was immediately game to work with them. “Naomi and Martin came into it with a great understanding of what my world already looks like,” he says. “As a fan, I already understood her as an athlete, but being able to share this creative moment has been incredibly special.”
Hard Court founder and writer Jessica Schiffer reported that Osaka is attending ahead of traveling to Rome, Italy for the Rome Open, which begins tomorrow, Tuesday, May 5. “Seeing a lot of worried posts about Naomi and Rome so here’s a fun fact to keep in mind—many celebs (probably half!) literally just show up to the Met to do the red carpet and then immediately fly out, often on a private jet,” Schiffer posted on X. “While I have no intel on that aspect of her plans, I’d say it’s highly likely that’s what she’s going to do.”
Tonight is Osaka’s second time attending the Met Gala; as the event falls in the middle of clay court season, it’s rare for in-season players to attend. She was a co-chair at the 2021 edition of the Met Gala, which was held in September.
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Co-chair Naomi Osaka attends The 2021 Met Gala Celebrating In America: A Lexicon Of Fashion at Metropolitan Museum of Art on September 13, 2021.
In 2024, Osaka told Town & Country that she’s working on no longer being solely defined by her identity and accomplishments as an athlete, and is beginning to accept “who I am as a person.” She explained, “I’ve been playing tennis since I was a kid, so I’ve just always had my identity within myself of being a tennis player. Then becoming a mom and being able to do so many different things, I realized that I’m not defined by just one word. It’s okay to be curious and it’s okay to start learning new things no matter how old you are.”
She added, “My off-court style, it evolves a lot. I try not to do the same thing too many times, but also I’m very comfortable in baggy clothes, so I find myself gravitating towards that a lot. But I love experimenting. I love different textures, and I think in my on court looks, you can kind of see that too more. I find that I’m being allowed to express myself.”
Emily Burack (she/her) is the Deputy Digital Editor for Town & Country, where she covers entertainment, celebrities, the royals, and a wide range of other topics. Before joining T&C, she was the deputy managing editor at Hey Alma, a Jewish culture site. Follow her @emburack on Instagram, Twitter, and other social media platforms.