What to Wear to the US Open for Men: 2026 Style Guide

Wondering what to wear to the US Open? For men, the right outfit depends on where you're watching — from casual Fan Week and daytime sessions to hospitality suites and evening matches.

Flushing Meadows in the last week of August smells like sunscreen and hot asphalt.

By the time you reach the gates for the 2026 US Open, your shirt's probably already sticking to your back. The tournament runs August 30 through September 13 this year, with Fan Week opening the grounds a week early on August 23.

None of that heat follows you into a suite at Arthur Ashe Stadium.

Inside the New Suites

This is the first year fans will see the results of the $800 million Arthur Ashe renovation up close. It adds 2,000 new courtside seats, two fresh suite levels, and a 74-seat Bunker Club tucked into the first two rows of the court.

The 2026 US Open will be the first tournament to showcase major Phase 2 upgrades from the $800 million Arthur Ashe Stadium transformation, including 2,000 additional courtside seats and two new luxury suite levels.

Walk into one of those new rooms and the crowd looks different from the one you just passed on the concourse.

Nobody's in flip-flops up here. Suites run on their own dress code.

The Suite Dress Code

The US Open doesn't run an official dress code. Out on the grounds, it shows. Crowds run loud and casual, closer to a summer concert than to Wimbledon's all-white lawn.

Suites tell a different story.

Hosts describe the unspoken rule as business casual at minimum, sharper once the sun drops and play moves under the lights. That shift starts with the cufflinks.

Daytime Session Cufflinks

Day sessions kick off at 11 a.m. and can run five or six hours before the evening crowd shows up.

Nobody wants a full jacket on in a glass box in late August. Most men on the Suite Level settle for a collared shirt, tailored trousers, and a blazer slung over the back of a chair.

A pair of Tennis Racket and Ball Cufflinks for Men earns its keep in that outfit. The raised 3D racket and ball reads as a nod to the sport, not a costume. Pair it with a plain white or light blue shirt.

Choosing a Tie Clip

The tie needs less, not more.

A HAWSON Classic 1.5 Inch Tie Clip or the 2 Inch Classic Stainless Steel Tie Clip hold a narrow tie flat without adding shine. Clip it at the fourth button, angled with the tie.

Gold cufflinks and a silver clip don't belong in the same outfit. Settle on one metal early and stick with it, all the way to the watch. That rule loosens outside the suite.

Fan Week Style

Fan Week and the outer courts call for something looser.

The Golf Ball Cufflinks, Swinging Golfer Cufflinks, Baseball and Baseball Glove Cufflinks, and Golf Button Cover Cufflinks all suit a polo and blazer for walking the grounds.

They're fun on a concourse. In a suite, they read a little off. Save them for outside it. Evening sessions call for the opposite.

Evening Session Cufflinks

Night sessions on Arthur Ashe start around 7 p.m. and run well past midnight.

The Blue Room crowd dresses for it. So does the Championship Lounge crowd, a new club reserved for semifinal and final weekend only. Either way, gold-tone and crystal cufflinks fit that register best.

The HAWSON 18K Gold Tone Crystal Cufflinks catch stadium light without looking costume-like. They sit clean against navy or charcoal.

More Evening Options

Want more personality without losing the polish?

The Black Crystal Cufflinks with a Gold-Tone Greek Key Halo and the Vintage Lion Head Cufflinks both hold up at close range, which matters when guests sit a few feet apart. Wear either against a navy or charcoal suit.

Prefer silver?

The Silver Zircon Cufflinks bring the same shine in a cooler tone. Best with a silver watch and steel details.

Matching Cufflinks and Tie Clips

Match the tie clip's metal to the cufflinks, always.

Gold cufflinks want the HAWSON 2.2 Inch Gold Brushed Stainless Steel Tie Clip alongside them. Keep it gold-only, never mixed with silver.

Or skip the matching entirely. The HAWSON 2.2-Inch Gold Star Studded Cufflinks and Tie Clip Set and the HAWSON Square Cufflinks and Tie Clip Set arrive already paired.

Session by Session

All of it, side by side:

Setting	Cufflinks	Tie Clip	Avoid
Day session, Suite Level	Tennis Racket and Ball Cufflinks	1.5" or 2" Classic Stainless Steel Tie Clip	A full jacket in direct sun
Fan Week or outer courts	Golf Ball, Swinging Golfer, or Baseball Cufflinks	Skip it, or a plain 2" Classic clip	Wearing novelty pieces into the suite
Evening session, Blue Room	18K Gold Tone Crystal, Black Crystal Greek Key, or Vintage Lion Head Cufflinks	Gold Brushed Stainless Steel Tie Clip	Mixing silver cufflinks with a gold tie clip
Semifinal or final weekend, Championship Lounge	Same evening lineup, gold-tone or crystal	Gold Brushed Stainless Steel Tie Clip	Novelty pieces, this crowd dresses up
Want one matched set	Gold Star Studded Set or Square Cufflinks and Tie Clip Set	Included in the set	Buying pieces from two different metal families

One mistake shows up more than any other.

Don't Mix Metals

Every piece above works fine on its own.

What wrecks an outfit in a room full of well-dressed strangers is an accidental metal clash. A gold cufflink next to a silver clip. A crystal cufflink beside a steel watch.

Pick gold or silver before you leave the house, and build outward from there. Seating distance changes that decision too.

Suite vs. Concourse Scale

Scale matters too, once the metal's settled.

A suite seats people close together, so a cufflink with real texture, crystal, an enamel finish, gets noticed.

Out on the concourse during Fan Week, people are further away and moving fast. A plainer, sturdier piece does more work there. Neither approach is wrong. They're built for different distances, and both hold up through a long day on your feet.

Browse More Options

The full Luxury Cufflinks collection and the complete Classic Tie Clip lineup go deeper than any single guide could.

Wherever you land, dressing for a suite isn't about outshining the tennis.

It's about fitting into the room: put together, comfortable, ready for however long the match runs.