Forget who’s sitting courtside—the most fashionable person attending WNBA games is the New York Liberty’s mascot, Ellie the Elephant.
While tunnel walks have become something of a fashion show for players to flaunt their style off the court, Ellie is her own kind of scene-stealer. The anthropomorphized elephant with a growing TikTok fanbase was always dressed for the halftime show, boasting a turquoise Liberty jersey from Rare Breed BX, Statue of Liberty crown, and a long, multicolored braid that she likes to whip around.
But Ellie the Elephant has stepped up her game recently. The mascot has been repping a pair of white Nike Airs, leveled up with a bedazzled swoosh logo and sparkly shoelaces. But the pièce de résistance came on May 18, for the Liberty’s game against the Indiana Fever, when Ellie took advantage of her tunnel walk to show off her Telfar x UGG suede bag lined with shearling.
Who’s to say that sponsorship deals are just for athletes?
