Out & About
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Tennis fans at the U.S. Open stuck to standard summer attire for yesterday’s matches. In a Labor Day hurrah, some dressed in white from head to toe. Others picked up tennis-inspired fashion right at the Open: Carrie Sharoff, 14, wore a chartreuse tennis skirt and navy top, which her mom had just bought her at the Nike concession.
Pastel polos and Pulitzer prints were popular, as was denim: Shawn Druding, a student, bought his at Kenneth Cole; Dan Radovich, who works in surveillance, wore Diesel jeans. Supermodel Naomi Campbell wore a denim jacket to watch Venus Williams play.
Few couples were as coordinated as lawyer Vanessa Smith and investment banker Mahari McTier of Chicago. Ms. Smith looked glamorous in Biba Bis and swore that it was a coincidence that her orange wrap matched her boyfriend’s Ralph Lauren pants.
Given the bright sun, hats and base ball caps were de rigueur. Real estate executive Ellen Weinstein paired her sailor’s cap with a sundress. Art director Andrea Michael’s hat was a gift from her mother-in-law. “She’s very concerned about sun exposure,” said Mrs. Michael’s husband, Stoff, a teacher who bought his topper at Bloomingdale’s SoHo. Some looked ready for a safari in complicated headgear (complete with earflaps and netting), wielding ice cream cones and water bottles rather than scythes or rifles.
Meanwhile, the players focused on their tennis and sat for interviews with the press. Asked what he’d say if Peter Sampras called to congratulate him, Andre Agassi said, “How did you get my number?”