Aneesah Morrow Wears Coach for the WNBA Draft 2025 in New York

With a number of hours to go earlier than the crimson carpet on the WNBA draft evening, LSU ahead Aneesah Morrow was preventing off nerves.

“I’ve been stressing a bit bit,” she admitted. “I’ve simply been making an attempt to remain current, take pleasure in this second as a result of it’s undoubtedly surreal.”

Morrow had her arms in a gel nail dryer, eye patches below every eye and a hairstylist tending to her hair. For her huge evening, she partnered with Coach on a customized black leather-based strapless costume and leather-based blouson jacket, the Black Chain Tabby bag with gold {hardware}, and pointy toe pumps in black nappa leather-based. 

Going into the evening, Morrow knew she wished “numerous leather-based.” 

“I wished to be daring. I wished to make a press release, but additionally be stylish,” she mentioned.

Her nails had been a central a part of the look. 

“I wished to alter my nails to match the aesthetic [of the dress] but additionally do gold,” she mentioned, as her nail technician painted her free hand. “I’m making an attempt to provide myself this sense of royalty. When it got here to my look, the very first thing I used to be speaking about was elegant, however I wished to be fierce. I need to go stylish, however I really feel like numerous the instances that I costume, it’s not grown, so I wished to get extra of a grown feeling.”

Type clever, she’s a fan of Kelsey Plum and Aliyah Boston from the WNBA, in addition to Beyonce and Megan Thee Stallion.

Following the draft, Morrow hoped to get to her new house metropolis as quickly as attainable. 

“I really feel like I’d have the ability to get a bit bit extra of a bonus that manner,” she mentioned. “To get accustomed to that setting and the power as nicely.” 

Within the meantime, she was making an attempt to maintain as current as attainable. 

“Listening to my identify referred to as, seeing so at it, having fun with it and staying current within the second. Having the ability to have the chance of a lifetime and reap the benefits of it. Telling myself I need to be right here and simply have that method,” Morrow mentioned. “All people doesn’t get this chance. I believe it’s like 1 % of individuals get to play professional, so I need to reap the benefits of that. By no means take it without any consideration and luxuriate in it.”