“You don’t love them looking back all the time, but I appreciate them,” the tennis star tells PEOPLE

From her French Open catsuit to her shimmering expressive dance motivated pack for her last US Open, Serena Williams generally blew some people’s minds for her style on (and off) the court over her long term tennis profession.

The 23-time Huge homerun champion, 42, as of late thought back on that profession for Individuals’ 50th Commemoration main story, talking about her boundary breaking wins and the inheritance she made for her girls, Olympia, 6, and Adira, 8 months. She additionally glanced back at her design, pouring over her Kin highlights as the years progressed — including one from 2003 where Williams said at that point, “I’ve been on most obviously awful dressed records and I couldn’t care less.

“In 2024, Williams feels something very similar.

“Listen, I think being on worst dressed lists is important,” she says. “I’ve loved every style that I’ve made and you know, you don’t love them looking back all the time, but I appreciate them.”

The designer of S by Serena adds, “I think fashion is a way to express yourself and express your personality and express like who you are and what you are and sometimes it’s the only way the world can see you is through your style. And so for me, whether it’s the best list or the worst dressed list, it’s all kind of cool.”

“Hey, at least I made a list,” she says with a laugh.

Plus, Williams adds, the 2000s are “making a huge comeback.”

“Like, do I look through my closet?” she says, while considering her looks from that decade. “From back then, I don’t think I have anything. Well, not much. I do keep things, but, you know, my body might not fit the same things that it fit in… back then,” she laughs.

And good or bad, Williams says she has no fashion regrets.

“I’ve had a lot of outfits. A lot of on court outfits, a lot of off court outfits. I’ve had some amazing, amazing red carpet looks,” she says. “I’ve had a lots of different looks, but you know what, you can’t take any of it back. I’m leaning into all of them.”