Forget Fashion Week. Everyone Was at the US Open
Forget the front row for a moment. From Brad Pitt and Nicole Kidman to Salma Hayek and Andrew Garfield, the 2026 US Open made a convincing case for being one of New York’s most interesting places to be seen this September.
New York in September has no shortage of important invitations. Fashion Week is underway, reservations become competitive again and the city’s social calendar returns from its summer hiatus. But this year, plenty of familiar faces headed somewhere slightly further uptown — to Arthur Ashe Stadium.
The 2026 US Open drew an impressive mix of film, fashion, music and sport throughout the tournament. Brad Pitt and Ines de Ramon were spotted alongside Nicole Kidman and her daughter Faith Margaret, while Salma Hayek, Andrew Garfield, Rami Malek, Courteney Cox, Paris Hilton, Nina Dobrev, Leslie Bibb and Bowen Yang were among those making appearances.
Earlier in the tournament, the crowd included Tate McRae, Orlando Bloom, Emma Roberts, Gayle King and Vera Wang, proving once again that the US Open has become about considerably more than what happens on court.
Its place on the calendar certainly helps. The final Grand Slam of the tennis season arrives in New York just as the city returns to full social mode, with the tournament overlapping with New York Fashion Week.
The result is a particular sort of crowd: actors next to designers, musicians alongside athletes, and enough fashion in the stands to make watching between points almost as interesting as watching the match.
Wimbledon may still have tradition on its side, but New York does things differently.
Come for the tennis. Stay for the people-watching.
Or, depending on your priorities, perhaps the other way around.