This week, Zwieglinska sat down with stylist Courtney Mays, who has styled some of the biggest names in the NBA, including LeBron James, Chris Paul and DeAndre Jordan. With the NBA All-Star Weekend around the corner and more attention than ever on players’ style, Mays spoke about the convergence of sport and fashion and the work that goes into dressing an NBA player. Below are some highlights from the conversation, lightly edited for length and clarity. The sports-fashion connection. Mays: “There is a greater emphasis on fashion in basketball, from the league and from pop culture, compared to when I started. We were and are trying to open the doors for athletes to be part of the fashion conversation. Now, obviously, we’re in this moment where sports and fashion are becoming synonymous. These athletes are tastemakers and influencers, and then they get grand endorsement deals and billboards in the fashion space. They say I’m kind of the auntie in the styling game, a veteran, but I’m proud because when I started, that was the goal. And I’m proud to know I was part of that journey.”
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