Paige Bueckers pulls double duty in pair of sparkly suits at WNBA 2025 draft

Paige Bueckers conscionable scored immoderate awesome style points.

On Monday evening, nan UConn Huskies constituent defender shimmered successful not 1 but 2 sparkly suits astatine nan WNBA 2025 draft, which took spot astatine The Shed successful New York City.

Bueckers, who was selected No. 1 wide by nan Dallas Wings, worked pinch stylist Brittany Hampton connected her chic wardrobe for nan large night.

“Her draught time is her opulence moment,” nan stylist told The New York Times up of nan event. “It’s going to beryllium powerfulness dressing for sure.” Hampton besides told nan publication to expect “liquid rhinestone cascades,” “embellishments” and “bold elegance.”

The hoops superstar deed nan orangish carpet successful a civilization three-piece suit covered successful crystals courtesy of Coach, nan recently announced charismatic partner of nan WNBA.

Bueckers’ red-and-black cheque look included an oversized blazer pinch sharp, system shoulders, a fitted vest and flared trousers.

The 23-year-old clutched onto an oversized achromatic leather Coach bag ($695), completing her first outfit of nan evening pinch complementing platform loafers ($195) from nan label.

Bueckers ditched her signature braids and wore her blond hairsbreadth successful tousled, mermaid-like waves for her large night.

Later successful nan night, nan emerging WNBA subordinate did a wardrobe change, switching into a akin achromatic suit. Though her 2nd overgarment had arsenic bold shoulders, it only featured sequins connected nan lapels.

She grounded nan statement-making blazer — which she wore without a garment underneath — pinch understated straight-leg trousers.

Bueckers jazzed up nan suit pinch sparkly hoop earrings and layered gem necklaces and chunky rings and pulled backmost her hair, sporting a half-up, half-down style.

A burgeoning manner star, Bueckers, who is often dressed successful brands for illustration Acne Studios and Kwame Adusei, became nan first assemblage jock to person her ain Nike player-edition footwear successful December 2024.

She summed up her style arsenic “masculine, feminine, harvest tops, baggy clothes” successful her question and reply pinch The Times and declared, “I don’t want to put myself successful a box.”

If past nighttime was immoderate indication, she’s judge to clasp her caller WNBA era successful style.