They Came to PLAY

WNBA stars are turning heads onand off the court

- DAYNA EVANS

The look, in all its bossed-up glory, spoke for itself: a leather suit with a cropped vest, oversize trousers, and square-toed boots made for stomping. Kelsey Plum, guard for the WNBA's Las Vegas Aces, walked the tunnel dressed to kill. It was championship ring night, and Plum and her teammates had come to claim what was rightfully theirs.

"Kelsey is just that b-i-t-c-h," Sydney Bordonaro, Plum's stylist, said of the viral look-a coy twist on the Princess Diana revenge dress and a subtle way for Plum to assert her dominance following a public divorce filing. That tunnel fit joined a rapidly expanding roster of styles worn by the current crop of WNBA stars, proving that the league is as fun to watch when the game clock is ticking as it is when the buzzer sounds. It's A'ja Wilson in a custom yellow 813MinhLe suit with a split high-leg, a reference to her game-day signature style; it's Caitlin Clark at the WNBA draft in satin Prada. It's Angel Reese in seafoamgreen feathered 16Arlington on the Met Gala carpet. It's Natasha Cloud in a Phase varsity jacket, cuffed Dickies, and platform Doc Martens. The surge of attention paid to WNBA games has been matched by rising interest in how the players dress before and after the main event-and with every season, the style only gets better.