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(It’s also, perhaps, a lucky charm?
Photo: Courtesy of Wilson
Kostyuk cruised through that match, 6-3, 6-2.)
Five months later, he proposed.
We just woke up together, and he was like, Lets go watch the sunrise.
Michaeloff (left) and Kostyuk look over sketches.
As Kostyuk tells it, the dress simply involved a great meeting of the minds.
Michaeloffs perspective is slightly different.
I was like, Of coursewhens the wedding?
Kostyuk and newly minted husband George Kyzymenko at their wedding in Cyprus in November.
This was, I think, in August.
And she was like, November.
It was definitely one of thoseWhat-did-I-sign-up-for-but-Im-going-to-figure-this-outmoments.
I wanted something very simple, but at the same time something that you will remember.
I ask Michaeloff if she feltyou know, nervous.
What made for some sleepless nights was both the timeline and her schedule.
How was I going to get her fitted between the matches and wherever shed be in the world?
Marta knows that she can go out and buy something for her wedding basically anywhere, yes?
What Im going to give her isnt going to be like that.
And she said, Absolutelythats why she wants you to do it.
With that kind of trust already established, player and designer got to work.
Michaeloff (left) and Kostyuk look over sketches.
We just got on a Teams call and started to talk.
My number one thing is,Whats your favorite part of your body?
Soon came more calls, more sketches, more ideas.
By September, the first sample was ready.
Kostyuk tried it on in China, where she was playing.
Thats where we came up with the idea for two dresses, Kostyuk says.
The dress itself goes on like a jacket and buttons up the front.
I wanted it to be easy and really functional, Michaeloff says.
The under-bodice, though, is really what makes this one of the most technical wedding dresses ever made.
I’m just living a high-performance life in general, Kostyuk responds.
Everything I wear and everything I buy has to basically serve me, rather than me serve the clothes.
I just live at a certain pace.
And did the wedding itself live up to that kind of pace?
It certainly did, Kostyuk says.
Lets just say that the dress survived.
She laughs, but is tight-lipped about any further details.
The dress is fine.
Kostyuk and newly minted husband George Kyzymenko at their wedding in Cyprus in November.
They just happen to be athleticwear.
It has to be beautiful firstto be tailored, to be crafted, Michaeloff says.
Its got all the high-tech, super-performance aspects, of coursetheyre just not overt.
Its stealth technology: You cant see it.
In the world were living in, there’s no reason why you have to screamperformanceanymore.
Michaeloff has been pioneering activewear for more than two decades, including a formative early stint with Lululemon.
She joined Wilson four years ago to launch their first-ever sportswear line.
There really wasnt an activewear industry when I started out, she says.
Athleisuredidnt exist, and its something that Ive been super-passionate about.
Cut to Martyuk walking out at Wimbledon in the tennis version of her tennis-centric wedding dress.
We kept the mini-overlayer dress, which buttons off, Michaeloff says.
Whats underneath is basically the original dress, but with a built-in ball short in this one.
Tennis is a game of a lot of puzzles, she says.
I think some major changes happened when the war started.
I do what I believe.
I dont harm anyone.
Whoever doesnt like it?
Well, sorrytheir problem.
Its nice to be there and to represent.
It might take longer, but the reward is much bigger.
