Dapper Dan

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The WNBA’s 2025 season has gotten underway, and the league’s top pick is primed to step out in style thanks to the legendary fashion designer Dapper Dan. He shared his experience designing a tracksuit for Dallas Wings guard Paige Bueckers, who the team picked first in their draft in Aprilwith her input.

Bueckers’ stylish new tracksuit was unveiled on Wednesday (May 21) through her Instagram account before the Wings took on the Minnesota Lynx at the Target Center in Minneapolis, her hometown. The zippered top bears a striking scripted “DD” logo, instantly harkening back to the visual sensibilities which made the Harlem, New York-born designer a cultural icon thanks to his previous clothing items such as his work with Gucci and his collection with The Gap. The tracksuit’s colors are rust orange and Radiant Lilac, inspired by the paint company Sherwin-Williams who created Radiant Lilac SW 0074, dubbing it its “Loneliest Color.” 

“When designing Paige’s outfit, I was drawn to her confidence and elegance,” Dapper Dan said in an interview. “I knew I had to create something that captured how special she is — as a voice in a new generation of women’s sports, elevating the game and embodying the kind of self-expression I’ve always stood for. When it be menswear or womenswear, it’s all about the person behind it and the story they want to tell the world.” The designer was tabbed by Sherwin-Williams to create the color last year as a creative director, leading to the collaboration with Bueckers a.ka. “Paige Buckets” to create the tracksuit combining subtle Western influences and streetwear.“When it comes to how I choose to express myself, I always stay true to me. I love The Loneliest Color,” shared Bueckers in a statement. “Through my partnership with Sherwin-Williams, I want people to feel inspired and empowered to find what sparks that confidence for them—be it through fashion, sports, or the paint on your walls.”“Paige has already begun breaking barriers in women’s sports, and it’s important to me to celebrate the next generation of trailblazers,” Dapper Dan added. “The look we collaborated on for her debut hometown tunnel walk has so much meaning and as I always say, everyone should be proud of who they are—embrace it and express it unapologetically.”

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