Paige Paul Makes Old-School Tennis Style Feel New Again
3 min readPaige Paul has had her new last name for less than two months. Naturally, she’s already wearing it.
For her fifth US Open—and her first since marrying tennis star Tommy Paul—the Dairy Boy founder gave all-American game-day dressing her own polished spin. Stylist Maren Taylor sourced a vintage red jersey and customized it with “PAUL” across the back, then paired it with white shorts, a vintage prada bag from The Vintage Marché, black Chanel sling-backs with apple heels from the house’s New York Métiers d’Art collection—because, well, she’s in the Big Apple—and Rahaminov diamond earrings.
“I wanted to wear something fun and sporty but still feminine,” Paige tells ELLE. “Maren, my stylist, and I have been talking about doing a Paul jersey since last year, so now being married and coming back for my fifth US Open, it finally felt like the perfect time to do it. It’s playful and a little sentimental, which I love.”
The sentiment is particularly fitting here. Paige and her husband’s relationship traces back to this very tournament: After connecting on Instagram in 2022, Tommy invited Paige to one of his US Open matches when they first met. Four years later, they returned as newlyweds, following their July wedding at Old Westbury Gardens in New York. This year, Tommy started the US Open with a four-set victory over Coleman Wong and will face Dino Prižmić in the second round this afternoon.
Still, Paige’s approach to tennis style is anything but literal. If anything, years spent traveling the professional circuit have made her less interested in conforming to the sport’s aesthetic.
“Maybe because tennis is such a big part of my actual life, I’ve become less literal about dressing for it,” she says. “I don’t feel like I need to wear a pleated skirt or a polo to communicate that I love the sport, although I definitely wear both sometimes! What I’m much more drawn to is the restraint of old tennis style. People looked incredibly chic in really simple clothes. There wasn’t so much styling happening or this pressure to make every element a ‘moment.’ I think it’s that effortlessness that influences me more than any specific tennis piece.”
It’s not hard to see why that kind of style appeals to her. Through Dairy Boy, Paige has built a world around nostalgic American sportswear: New England summers, barn jackets, old-school athletic references, and plenty of vintage-inspired staples. Her own wardrobe follows much the same logic. Think less traditional tenniscore, more the polished aesthetic associated with women like Lee Radziwill, Babe Paley, Jackie Kennedy Onassis, and Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy.
Paige’s US Open look also passes her most important test for spectator dressing: Could she actually survive a five-hour match in it?
“I used to think more about what you’re ‘supposed’ to wear to tennis, and now I mostly just want to look like myself,” she says. “Sometimes that’s a dress, sometimes it’s jeans and a sweater, and sometimes it’s something much more fashion-forward. My only real rule is that I have to be able to sit in it for five hours without secretly hating my life.”
And while Wimbledon has its whites and country-club codes, the New York-based tournament gives her a little more room to play.
“There’s definitely something a little more reserved and polished about tennis, which I love, but especially at the US Open in New York, I think you can really pick your own adventure,” Paige adds. “To me, the best spectator style is when you notice the person before you notice the theme.”
Below, Paige takes ELLE along as she gets ready for the US Open.
See Paige Paul Get Ready for the 2026 US Open
