The 96th Academy Awards ceremony, also known as the 2024 Oscars, was held on Sunday, March 10, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles. At the event’s 30th anniversary, it lived up to its billing bringing “winners, icons, hitters, rising stars and billionaires,” from different industries, all under one roof. The star-studded event attracted celebrities from various industries, including tennis players such as Roger Federer, Ana Ivanovic, and Williams.

Serena Williams took to social media to share a series of pictures of her look for the evening. She wore a black off-shoulder dress adorned with red and white accents around the chest area.

Serena Williams captivated fans with her show-stopping black dress by American fashion label ‘Off-White’ at the 2024 Vanity Fair Oscar party. Completing her ensemble were a pair of opera gloves featuring matching red detailing, jewelry from Messika, and a watch from Audemars Piguet. Needless to say the 42-year-old’s makeup, and her honey blonde hairstyle, are both flawless.

Serena Williams was not just one of the greatest tennis players of all time, but she was also a style icon on the court. Some of her all-time best outfits on the court include her tutu-style skirt and pink and white outfit at the WTA Tour Championships Tournament in 2004, her pink leopard-print dress during the US Open in 2014, and her controversial Nike catsuit at the French Open in 2018, among others. She was felicitated for her love of fashion by the Council of Fashion.

Designers of America in November 2023, when they named her the “fashion icon.” She was the first athlete ever to win the award. She spoke about her affinity for fashion and how she transformed it on the tennis court during her acceptance speech.

Paris Hilton responded with a heart-eyes emoji, and another follower called it a “GLAM SLAM” with a fire symbol. Another fan declared, “I love your new MUA”.

The MUA behind it is Richie, a French makeup artist based in Paris, who created Serena’s beauty look for Balmain and the Balenciaga show.

Serena’s beauty looks were also posted on the official @richiemakeup Instagram account, where one follower commented: “Her best makeup in a while, you killed this!”

One Richie Makeup post of Serena looking incredible at Balmain was appropriately captioned, “Glam for the BOSS”.

Serena made the rounds at Paris Fashion Week in style, but it’s likely she’s now back at home with husband Alexis Ohanian in mommy mode as they raise their two young daughters: Adira and big sister Olympia, six.

Her new look may be part of her journey to feel confident after having a new baby – something a lot of new moms can relate to.

After Adira’s birth, Serena, who has 23 Grand Slams under her belt, shared that she’s learning to embrace her body even though it’s not “picture perfect”.

“Loving yourself is essential,” she wrote on Instagram, alongside a post of herself looking amazing in a bikini while cradling her new baby. “I find that I have to remind myself of that self-love through all different stages in my life. Right now I love that my body is not picture perfect.

I love that I smell like milk – that milk sustains @adiraohanian I love getting to know a new version of my body. It is a change, but it’s a change that has been well worth it. So start this week, knowing that you are loved, and that starts with you.”

To sign off she quipped, “Ok, now I’m about to go to the gym.”