Serena Williams Pairs fashion designer Sneakers with high-vogue dress to Co-Host 2019 Met Gala

She's the co-hostess with the mostess.

Serena Williams is co-chairing the 2019 Met Gala alongside Harry styles, girl Gaga, Gucci's Alessandro Michele and Vogue editor Anna Wintour, and she fully aced her red carpet fashion for the huge evening.

The tennis megastar arrived on the red carpet in the 80th Anniversary Lincoln Continental train Door version, wearing a customized neon yellow potent-shouldered Versace gown with crimson feathery and leaf appliqué throughout that features a cascading educate flowing in the back of her.

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She accessorized with sporty matching yellow sneakers from Virgil Abloh, a glitzy diamond watch, emerald green rings and drop rings by using de Grisogono.

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She walked hand-in-hand with her husband, Alexis Ohanian, for the couple's very chic date night. On the carpet, Ohanian advised people he's a "proud husband tonight" as he supported his spouse's chic gig. 

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previous all through her getting-ready procedure, she had some great mother-daughter time with her 20-month-historical daughter, Alexis Olympia Ohanian Jr., who helped her mother get glam. Williams posted adorable movies of Alexis sitting on her lap wherea s she received her hair and makeup performed as they watched attractiveness and the Beast together.

"nonetheless need to be with my love @olympicaohanian," she captioned the video.

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Her gown became on-theme with the "Camp: Notes on vogue" focal point, which references creator Susan Sontag's noted 1964 essay, Notes on Camp, thanks to the exaggerated appliqués and vivid, daring color.

whereas the activities big name sat out the gala closing yr, she made an further-particular look in 2017. Then pregnant together with her daug hter, she showed off her baby bump in a curve-hugging custom Atelier Versace halter costume with shimmering appliqués.

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Williams made her first appearance at the Met Gala in 2004 in a body-skimming purple costume, above, and back to the carpet in a feathery, strapless ballgown with fascinator in 2011, under.

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Like her fellow movie star co-chairs, Williams had fairly a groundbreaking 12 months when it got here to fashion.

right through the French Open in might also, Williams caused a fashio n controversy for donning a black Nike catsuit that she referred to made her suppose like a "queen from Wakanda." afterward, French Tennis Federation officials banned the catsuit, asserting it'll "no longer be authorised."

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One cause she opted for tights on the French Open turned into additionally due to their fitness benefits. due to the fact the start of her daughter, Williams has suffered a few health concerns. "I've had lots of issues with my blood clots, God I don't comprehend what number of I've had during the past one year," Williams defined at a information convention in might also, in keeping with NPR. "I've been wearing pants in regular a great deal when I play so i will be able to maintain the blood circulation going."

but she didn't let a cloth cabinet limit tone down her vogue: she arrived to her subsequent healthy at the U.S. Open in August in a one-shoulder black dress with tulle skirt by means of clothier Virgil Abloh that additionally earned fashion compliment.

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The "Camp: Notes on style" show runs from may also 9 to Sept. eight.