Maria Sharapova To Wear Swarovski-Studded Nike Dress At US Open

Maria Sharapova next week will return to the US Open, where she will be "wearing a Swarovski-studded tennis dress by Riccardo Tisci for Nike," according to Steff Yotka of VOGUE. The all-black look, featuring "technical lace and eyelet-like perforations, will be Sharapova's uniform for her night matches." Sharapova said of the dress, "It was always going to be black. It wasn't even a question of what we were going to do for the night matches." In '06, Sharapova "won the Open in a black dress." Sharapova: "What I really wanted to relive in this dress is the moment of elegance and thinking of Audrey Hepburn and her classic Givenchy dress." Tisci said, "That moment she had in 2006 was a very iconic moment, and we wanted to honor it and be inspired by it" (VOGUE, 8/23).

LOUD COLORS: WOMEN'S WEAR DAILY's Rosemary Feitelberg reported designer Stella McCartney "created a vibrant pink, red and orange high-neck, A-line-inspired tennis dress with a flared skirt" for Caroline Wozniacki at the US Open (WWD, 8/23).