High fashion flair was on full display during the WNBA ’s orange carpet as incoming rookies expressed their individual personalities while strolling into the next chapter of their lives.Monday night’s looks spanned the gamut from dressy business pantsuits to full-on Hollywood-style glamour filled with designer labels.“I feel like if you have the confidence you can pull anything off,” LSU guard and rapper Flau’jae Johnson said.The attention and detail given to the draft night outfits also is good preparation for the “Tunnel Fits” that have become a major part of WNBA marketing with how the players look arriving for games during the season.Johnson, who does not lack for confidence, walked the carpet in a daring black, sleeveless gown with slits down the side with a black fur wrapped around her waist and holding a bejeweled clutch. She told her stylist to give her a look that could work for both the WNBA draft and the Met Gala. The five UCLA Bruins on hand Monday night took time before posing with the rest of the players at the draft for a version of their own first look at each other’s floor-length dresses — along with a quick selfie.Awa Fam Thiam, a 6-foot-4 center from Spain, joined TCU forward and fellow Spaniard Marta Suarez decking out in red. Suarez wore a red pantsuit with a large black belt anchoring her middle, while Fam Thiam went with a daring red gown featuring cutouts over her left shoulder and portions of her midriff. “I saw this moment like introducing myself,” Suarez said. “I’m passionate, I’m fiery and the red looks good on me what can I say?”Fam Thiam also loves the color red: …
