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Paige Bueckers just scored some major style points.
On Monday evening, the UConn Huskies point guard shimmered in not one but two sparkly suits at the WNBA 2025 draft, which took place at The Shed in New York City.
Bueckers, who was selected No. 1 overall by the Dallas Wings, worked with stylist Brittany Hampton on her chic wardrobe for the big night.
“Her draft day is her opulence moment,” the stylist told The New York Times ahead of the event. “It’s going to be power dressing for sure.” Hampton also told the publication to anticipate “liquid rhinestone cascades,” “embellishments” and “bold elegance.”
The basketball superstar hit the orange carpet in a custom three-piece suit covered in crystals courtesy of Coach, the newly announced official partner of the WNBA.
Bueckers’ red-and-black check look included an oversized blazer with sharp, structured shoulders, a fitted vest and flared trousers.
The 23-year-old clutched onto an oversized black leather Coach bag ($695), completing her first outfit of the evening with complementing platform loafers ($195) from the label.
Bueckers ditched her signature braids and wore her blond hair in tousled, mermaid-like waves for her big night.
Later in the night, the emerging WNBA player did a wardrobe change, switching into a similar black suit. Though her second jacket had equally bold shoulders, it only featured sequins on the lapels.
She grounded the statement-making blazer — which she wore without a shirt underneath — with understated straight-leg trousers.
Bueckers jazzed up the suit with sparkly hoop earrings and layered diamond necklaces and chunky rings and pulled back her hair, sporting a half-up, half-down style.
A burgeoning fashion star, Bueckers, who is often dressed in brands like Acne Studios and Kwame Adusei, became the first college athlete to have her own Nike player-edition shoe in December 2024.
She summed up her style as “masculine, feminine, crop tops, baggy clothes” in her interview with The Times and declared, “I don’t want to put myself in a box.”
If last night was any indication, she’s sure to embrace her new WNBA era in style.
