She is known for her loot, but don’t sleep at Naomi Osaka’s style – or your rising empire. The Grand Slam champion is also the leader in earnings, becoming highest-paid female athlete in 2020 with more than $ 30 million in endorsements.
Now, Osaka is also the new ambassador for Louis Vuitton, a victory announced Tuesday by luxury collections director Nicolas Ghesquière, who chose the tennis phenomenon as his newest muse.
“Naomi is an exceptional woman who represents her generation and also a model for everyone. Your career and beliefs are inspiring ”, wrote Ghesquière in an Instagram post on Monday accompanying a photo of Osaka’s Spring-Summer ’21 campaign – and its glorious mane – taken by the designer himself. In fact, if we had been paying attention, we could have realized that the collaboration between the two powers was sparked when Osaka appeared on the January cover of Vogue wearing a striped Vuitton dress.
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Osaka was equally effusive about the new alliance, according to a statement acquired by Complex. “Besides tennis, my biggest passion is fashion; and there is no brand more iconic than Louis Vuitton, ”she said. “It is an honor to work with Nicolas – he is a designer that I admire a lot and we share a mutual love for Japanese culture and style. Becoming a global brand ambassador is really a dream come true for me. “
In Instagram, she added that she was “honored” to be the new ambassador of the house, sharing a sweet anecdote about her history with the record company.
“Funny story: I bought an LV bag for my mom when I was 16 as a birthday present and that has been a tradition ever since,” she wrote. “Do I call this a full circle moment? Yes.”