How Venus Williams’ stylist choreographed the best tennis fashion moment of the year
Talking to stylist Ronald Burton III about that epic US Open run and what's to come.
It’s the season of best-of lists—a format so dull yet ubiquitous I’ve begun to resent it. But in thinking about how to wrap up this year, Hard Court-style, I knew I had to revisit the moments that helped put this little 5-month-old newsletter on the map, many of which involved fashion. My hope is to do it in the most interesting, new news way possible, rather than rehashing what you already know.
With that in mind, I reached out to Ronald Burton III, the stylist behind Venus Williams’ epic run of US Open outfits that turned our limited expectations for tennis fashion on their head. It was easily the most memorable tennis fashion moment of the year and I wanted to learn more about how it all came together (fast!) and what might be next for the duo.
