From Naomi Osaka’s NBA-inspired entrance to Dennis Rodman’s punk aesthetic, Black sportspeople have long used fashion to express identity, defiance and joy When Long Wave lead writer Nesrine Malik asked me if I’d seen Japanese-Haitian tennis star Naomi Osaka’s incredible pre-match look, I began t...
Source: [Guardian International](https://www.theguardian.com/news/2026/sep/08/dress-good-to-run-fast-how-black-athletes-became-style-icons)