Lindsey Vonn arrived at the 2026 U.S. Open in a sleeveless, figure-hugging lime-green dress and immediately owned the carpet.
The Olympic gold medalist chose a high-halter neckline, a draped bodycon silhouette, a wrap detail at the drop waist, and a thigh-high slit. She wore heels. Her hair was half-up, makeup was soft, and the color was impossible to miss. Through the slit, the scars and remaining medical tape from the surgeries on her left leg were visible. She did not cover them.
Lindsey Vonn Lime Green Look at 2026 US Open
Six months earlier, Vonn crashed in the women’s downhill at the Milano Cortina Olympics and suffered a complex tibia fracture that required multiple operations and nearly cost her the leg. She has spent the year rebuilding. The green dress was not a quiet recovery look. It was a statement.
Fans and fashion watchers reacted the same way they have all year: she makes everything look better. The same rule applied at the Met Gala in May, when she walked the steps (without crutches) in a custom Thom Browne marble-inspired mermaid gown that took 4,000 hours and more than 500,000 beads to create. She called that night her “coming-out party.”
It applied again at the ESPYs in July, when she arrived in a sequined one-sleeve Gucci column and told reporters she felt “amazing.”
Lindsey Vonn Arrives at the 2026 ESPYS in Sequin-Covered Gucci Gown, Says She Feels ‘Amazing’ (Exclusive)
It applies in the gym, on the beach, and in her own clothing line, the Vonn Collective. Tight athletic sets, red bikinis, power suits, couture — the clothes change. The effect does not.
At the U.S. Open she also gave a brief update on what comes next. She still has ACL surgery planned, likely in November, followed by another long recovery. “For now, I feel great, and I’m very thankful for that,” she said. rest of the talking. Tight, bright, unapologetic, and worn by someone who has earned the right to take up space. That is why nobody could look away.
