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Celebrating Serena Williams' Boss Style, From The Court To The Carpet

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Serena Williams, one of the greatest athletes of all time, is also known for her fashion sense on and off the court.

The tennis superstar, who is a certified nail technician on the side, has two years of fashion school under her belt. She’s designed collections for Nike and HSN and presented her Serena Williams line at New York Fashion Week multiple times.

Over the years, she’s also served up some pretty iconic looks, from her denim tennis skirt and black leather one-pieces at tennis tournaments to ethereal gowns at the Vanity Fair Oscar party and Met Gala.

Check out her style evolution below:

1
1990
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Venus and Serena Williams with President Ronald Reagan and his wife Nancy.
2
1992
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Playing tennis in Florida.
3
1998
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At the beach in Key Biscayne, Florida.
4
1998
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A portrait taken during the 1998 U.S. Open at the USTA National Tennis Center.
5
1999
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In Paris on Feb. 28, 1999.
6
1999
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Wearing traditional Chinese dresses, called cheongsam, at the players' party for the Super Power Challenge Cup on Jan. 6, 1999.
7
2000
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At the Champions Ball after the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championship on July 9, 2000.
8
2000
Chris Weeks via Getty Images
At the Teen Choice Awards on Aug. 6, 2000.
9
2000
Evan Agostini via Getty Images
At the Women's Sports Foundation Gala in New York City on Oct. 16, 2000.
10
2000
Evan Agostini via Getty Images
At Sports Illustrated's "Sportsman of the Year" award ceremony in New York City on Dec. 12, 2000.
11
2001
Evan Agostini via Getty Images
At the Essence Awards at Madison Square Garden in New York City on April 27, 2001.
12
2001
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With Chris Tucker at the Michael Jackson 30th Anniversary Celebration at Madison Square Garden in New York City on Sept. 10, 2001.
13
2001
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Attending the Smirnoff Ice Victory Party in Las Vegas on Nov. 17. 2001.
14
2002
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Walking in the Super Bowl XXXVI Gridiron Glamour Celebrity Fashion Show in New Orleans on Feb. 2, 2002.
15
2002
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At the 2002 ESPY Awards in Hollywood, California.
16
2002
Ezra Shaw via Getty Images
Walking back to the baseline while playing Corina Morariu during the U.S. Open on Aug. 26, 2002.
17
2003
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Attending the premiere of "Bringing Down The House" on March 2, 2003, in Hollywood, California.
18
2003
Kevin Winter via Getty Images
Appearing on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" at the NBC Studios on July 15, 2003, in Burbank, California.
19
2003
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Attending the 2003 MTV Video Music Awards in New York City.
20
2004
Evan Agostini via Getty Images
Attending the CAA party at Variety's Beach Club during the 57th International Cannes Film Festival on May 18, 2004, in Cannes, France.
21
2004
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Wearing three different outfits during her first three matches at the 2004 French Open in Paris.
22
2004
Mark Mainz via Getty Images
Posing backstage at the 12th Annual ESPY Awards on July 14, 2004, in Hollywood, California.
23
2004
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Warming up in her match against Lindsey-Lee Waters at the 2004 US Open at Arthur Ashe Stadium on Sept. 1, 2004.
24
2004
Ezra Shaw via Getty Images
Returning a shot during her match against Sandra Kleinova during the US Open on Aug. 30, 2004.
25
2004
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Attending the "VH1 - Big in '04" on Dec.1, 2004, in Los Angeles.
26
2005
Harry Langdon via Getty Images
Posing for a portrait in 2005 in Los Angeles.
27
2005
Gustavo Caballero via Getty Images
Christening the $5,000 Evian bath in the presidential suite at the Hotel Victor on Feb. 23, 2005, in Miami Beach, Florida.
28
2006
Desiree Navarro via Getty Images
At Olympus Fashion Week Fall 2006 in New York City.
29
2007
Ezra Shaw via Getty Images
Posing with the trophy in the players' garden after winning the Australian Open women's final match against Maria Sharapova on Jan. 27, 2007, in Melbourne.
30
2007
Scott Gries via Getty Images
At MTV's Total Request Live on Aug. 28, 2007, in New York City.
31
2008
Bryan Bedder via Getty Images
At the Luca Luca Spring 2009 fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week on Sept. 8, 2008, in New York City.
32
2009
Jason Merritt via Getty Images
Arriving at the 2009 ESPY Awards on July 15, 2009, in Los Angeles.
33
2009
Mike Coppola via Getty Images
Attending the Gucci for FFAWN Day event alongside Donald Trump on Sept. 16, 2009, in New York City.
34
2010
Michael Buckner via Getty Images
Arriving at the 2010 Vanity Fair Oscar Party hosted by Graydon Carter on March 7, 2010, in West Hollywood, California.
35
2011
Jason LaVeris via Getty Images
Attending the 4th Annual Essence Black Women In Hollywood luncheon on Feb. 24, 2011, in Beverly Hills, California.
36
2011
Gilbert Carrasquillo via Getty Images
Attending the 8th annual Keep A Child Alive Black Ball at the Hammerstein Ballroom on Nov. 3, 2011, in New York City.
37
2012
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Attending "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" on Sept. 10, 2012.
38
2013
James Devaney via Getty Images
Attending an announcement for the 6th annual BNP Paribas Showdown at MSG on Aug. 24, 2012, in New York City.
39
2013
Chris Hyde via Getty Images
Posing for a portrait during day one of the 2014 Brisbane International at Queensland Tennis Centre on Dec. 29, 2013, in Brisbane, Australia.
40
2014
Pascal Le Segretain via Getty Images
Attending the 2014 Vanity Fair Oscar Party hosted by Graydon Carter on March 2, 2014, in West Hollywood, California.
41
2014
Brad Barket via Getty Images
Attending the Taste Of Tennis Week: Taste Of Tennis Gala at the W New York on Aug. 21, 2014, in New York City.
42
2015
Scott Barbour via Getty Images
Holding the Daphne Akhurst Memorial Cup during a photocall after winning the 2015 Australian Open on Feb. 1, 2015, in Melbourne, Australia.
43
2015
Grant Lamos IV via Getty Images
Attending the Serena Williams Signature Statement by HSN show on Sept. 15, 2015, in New York City.
44
2016
ADRIAN SANCHEZ-GONZALEZ via Getty Images
Posing at the 2016 Vanity Fair Oscar Party in Beverly Hills, California, on Feb. 28, 2016.
45
2016
Jacopo Raule via Getty Images
Leaving the Versace show during Milan Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2017 on Sept. 23, 2016, in Milan, Italy.
46
2017
Karwai Tang via Getty Images
Alexis Ohanian and Serena Williams attend the "Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garcons: Art Of The In-Between" Costume Institute Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 1, 2017, in New York City.
47
2017
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Attending the launch of the Burberry DK88 Bag hosted by Christopher Bailey at Burberry Soho on May 2, 2017, in New York City.

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