{"id":1813223,"date":"2026-03-07T15:00:54","date_gmt":"2026-03-07T12:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1813223"},"modified":"2026-03-07T15:00:54","modified_gmt":"2026-03-07T12:00:54","slug":"indian-wells-naomi-osaka-explains-look-good-feel-good-approach-after-latest-eye-catching-outfit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1813223","title":{"rendered":"Indian Wells: Naomi Osaka explains &#8216;look good, feel good&#8217; approach after latest eye-catching outfit"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"ps-article-content rounded-lg lg:mt-5 lg:border lg:border-card lg:bg-card lg:shadow-primary\">\n<header>\n<h1 class=\"py-4 text-xl font-normal text-title sm:text-2xl\">Indian Wells: Naomi Osaka explains \u2018look good, feel good\u2019 approach after latest eye-catching outfit<\/h1>\n<div class=\"my-2 flex items-center justify-between\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center\">\n                        <a 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object-center !my-0\" src=\"https:\/\/d2me2qg8dfiw8u.cloudfront.net\/content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Naomi-Osaka-press-conference-1320x742.jpg\" alt=\"Naomi Osaka speaks at a press conference\">                <\/figure><figcaption class=\"flex items-center space-x-3 border-b border-mobile-caption px-3 lg:border-caption\">\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"my-1.5 break-words !text-xs !text-content\">\n                                Naomi Osaka at a press conference                            <\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<div class=\"ciam-article-t365\">\n<p>Naomi Osaka is not one to be afraid of making a bold statement on the tennis court, and the four-time Grand Slam champion has opened up about her leopard-inspired kit in Indian Wells.<\/p>\n<p>Former world No 1 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/naomi-osaka\">Osaka<\/a> returned to action in Tennis Paradise on Friday night, with the Japanese beginning her campaign with a 7-5, 6-2 second-round win over qualifier Victoria Jimenez Kasintseva.<\/p>\n<p>It was undoubtedly an impressive win for Osaka, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/naomi-osaka-australian-open-2026-withdrawal-injury\">who had not been in action since withdrawing from the third round of the Australian Open in January<\/a>, though it was her outfit that attracted the most attention.<\/p>\n<p>The 2018 Indian Wells champion wore a leopard print-style kit for her match against Jimenez Kasintseva and, speaking in her post-match press conferences, the Japanese discussed her philosophy on what she wore on court.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-222606 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/d2me2qg8dfiw8u.cloudfront.net\/content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Osaka-USE.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"445\" height=\"799\"><\/p>\n<p>She said: \u201cI mean, I would definitely say obviously if I wear these outfits, I want to stay in the tournament for a long time, and I do believe in, like: \u2018look good, feel good.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut I think for me, when I\u2019m developing the kits or designing stuff with Nike, I love telling stories. So when I was a kid, I loved, like, creating sketches and kind of designing the world where that character came from.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor me, that\u2019s something that I\u2019m really grateful that I can do and that people are interested in. Yeah, I would say it\u2019s fun for me to get through the rounds and be asked questions about it.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Tennis News<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/alex-eala-excited-for-coco-gauff-rematch-after-prevailing-indian-wells-thriller\">Alex Eala \u2018excited\u2019 for Coco Gauff rematch after prevailing in Indian Wells thriller<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/amanda-anisimova-emma-raducanu-high-quality-comment-indian-wells-meeting\">Amanda Anisimova makes Emma Raducanu \u2018high quality\u2019 comment ahead of Indian Wells meeting<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Osaka has worn a string of eye-catching outfits in recent years, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/australian-open-naomi-osaka-outfit-jellyfish-meaning-story\">most recently wearing a jellyfish-inspired walk-on outfit and kit at the Australian Open in January<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-features\/who-designed-naomi-osakas-2025-us-open-outfit\">The Japanese also wore a custom outfit at the US Open last September<\/a>, and her on-court attire has become a key talking point whenever the four-time Grand Slam champion is in action.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking about her Indian Wells outfit this week, the 28-year-old revealed it was partially inspired by an iconic photo of supermodel Naomi Campbell running with a cheetah.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo obviously the base of the outfit was leopard print,\u201d added Osaka.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThen when I was kind of diving deeper into it, we were thinking, okay, leopard in the desert. Then there is that iconic photo of Naomi Campbell running with the cheetah, right?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was, like, okay, do I want to tell a story like this, but, like, obviously based on who I am, my leopard is more like a huntress, like I\u2019m hunting something, there is something I want to go get.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThen we kind of morphed into the story of, like, there is desert, there is dunes, there is a leopard but with the desert, like \u2014 crazy, now we\u2019re, like, Mad Max.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThen we\u2019re like, okay, huntress, hunting, there is a lot of, like, iron (phonetic), there is the story of pursuing something, and then we just kind of built the world in there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Osaka is set to return to action on Sunday, where she will face Camila Osorio in the third round.<\/p>\n<p>Should she beat the Colombian, the 16th seed could face world No 1 and fellow four-time Grand Slam champion Aryna Sabalenka.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Want more from Tennis365? 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