There are plenty of sporting events that double as unofficial fashion weeks—the NBA tunnel, Wimbledon, basically any Formula 1 paddock—but few have mastered the celebrity style spectacle quite like the US Open. Every late summer, the stands at Arthur Ashe Stadium become their own kind of runway, with actors, musicians, models, and fashion-world favorites turning up in outfits that can occasionally rival whatever is happening on the court. (Sorry, tennis fans!)
While the US Open has become an especially buzzy fashion moment in recent years, its best celebrity looks have been building for decades. Think Barbra Streisand’s all-whir and Taylor Swift leaning into the preppy Americana codes that feel practically made for an afternoon in Queens. The beauty of US Open style is that there isn’t really one uniform. You’ll spot everything from immaculate tailoring and little white dresses to denim, baseball caps, and the kind of deceptively casual outfits that inevitably end up all over our mood boards.
In honor of another US Open season, we’re looking back at the best US Open celebrity looks of all time—the outfits that captured their era perfectly, set off trends of their own, or simply remain just as good years (and sometimes decades) later. Consider this the celebrity style equivalent of an instant replay.
