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‘Memories’ – Venus Williams Gets Emotional as She Remembers Her First Met Gala With Former Creative Designer of Vogue

Published 05/14/2022, 11:45 PM EDT

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Legendary American tennis player Venus Williams has had a pretty successful career on the tennis court. However, she also did extremely well in the business and fashion world. Her clothing brand, EleVen by Venus, has been one of the most successful sports apparel brands in the United States. In the fashion world, she collaborated with many fashion magazines and shows. Recently, she shared her first Met Gala photo, where she felt nostalgic remembering her various hairstyles. 

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Venus Williams remembers her first Met Gala

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Over the years, both Venus and Serena appeared in multiple Met Gala ceremonies, where they showed their fashion and style. Recently, the elder Williams sister shared a photo on her Instagram story, where she remembered her first Met Gala event with the great American fashion journalist, Andre Leon Talley.

In her story, she shared the picture with the great man, and in the caption, she wrote, “Memories… Lovely Andre and my first Met Gala.” Venus further reminisced, “Also, I don’t think there is a hairstyle I haven’t had!”

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Notably, Venus reposted this picture from Andre Leon Talley’s official account as his team posted a few photos with some celebrities, including Venus. Unfortunately, the former creative director of Vogue magazine passed away this year in January.

Meanwhile, Venus also mentioned her hairstyle, which was pretty short and black at that time. During the early days of her career, she debuted her braided hairstyle, which became instantly popular.

Then, she had plenty of different hairstyles over the years. Sometimes, it’s short, sometimes it’s blonde, and plenty more. Recently, she brought back her braids from the ’90s during the ‘King Richard’ premiere. In a recent Q&A session on Instagram, she talked about bringing her blond color back as well. 

Venus and Serena are making a comeback soon at the Wimbledon

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Also, the legendary American shared a few workout videos on her Instagram and talked about strengthening her knee through various exercises. It’s pretty certain that she is getting ready for Wimbledon, her favorite Grand Slam event.

Her younger sister, Serena has also announced her possible return at the same tournament. Now, it will be interesting to see if they can make their mark, which will be difficult for sure.

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They haven’t played on the tour for a very long time, which is not ideal for both of them. However, the Williams Sisters are different from most players and fans are hoping to see Serena win her 24th Grand Slam title at SW19.

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Debkinkar Maity is a Tennis Author at EssentiallySports. His desire to become a sports journalist inspired him to take up a degree in journalism and mass communication, and he hasn't looked back ever since. Following the sport for over a decade now, Debkinkar has an ardent love for Roger Federer.
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