WNBA’s Kiki Iriafen
Draft Gown Designer Says
Business Is Boomin’!
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The girl who designed Kiki Iriafen‘s gorgeous WNBA draft night time costume has seen her pockets develop just a little fatter for the reason that ex-USC star rocked the look … with TMZ Sports activities studying her enterprise is now surging!
The thoughts behind the wonderful ‘match is Nneka C. Alexander … and once we spoke along with her within the days after Iriafen’s gold-and-bronze get-up went viral, she mentioned her DMs have been going loopy.
She advised us folks have been hitting her up in search of some customized items — much like the one Iriafen rocked on Monday.
Alexander says the Iriafen costume really got here to life by way of the hooper’s imaginative and prescient of honoring her Nigerian heritage. Alexander was handpicked to deliver it to life, and the gorgeous design got here collectively in simply three sketches.
What makes the particular second even sweeter … Alexander was there on draft night time in Manhattan to place the costume on the brand new Mystics ahead.
Iriafen took the stage within the lovely robe after Washington took her with the fourth total choose.
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The previous Trojan — who averaged 12.2 factors and 6.4 rebounds per recreation in her four-year faculty basketball profession — referred to as the chance a real blessing, and added she will be able to’t wait to characterize her Nigerian roots within the execs.
“I’m excited for D.C.,” she mentioned. “There’s a great Nigerian population over there as well and I can’t wait to get over there!”
