With a Reese’s Pieces fashion collaboration and a new clothing and shoe line for Reebok that both dropped this week, basketball star Angel Reese is establishing herself as a major player in the athleisure game.
The Randallstown native’s collection with Reebok, which dropped Friday, is available to the public on the brand’s website and in select retailers.
Offerings include sneakers ranging in price from $100 to $130 to clothing such as a Lux strappy dress ($75), wide-leg pants ($70), Lux contour leggings ($75) and metallic bike shorts ($50). Three basketballs ranging from $25 to $40 are also part of the collection.
Reebok said the items were designed by Reese and inspired by her “powerful energy and versatile style.”
The collection with the peanut butter and chocolate candy brand debuted Wednesday and was fueled in large part by her fans, affectionately called Reese’s Pieces. Offerings include hats, jerseys, sweatshirts, T-shirts and other apparel marked with the “Reese’s Angel” logo. Prices range from $30 for a youth T-shirt to $150 for a varsity jacket.
“The fans really made this happen,” Reese said to Boardroom. “This collection is for my Reese’s Pieces — who’ve been with me every step of the way.”
Lana Rae, one of the stylists who helped Maryland’s first family achieve sartorial success during Gov. Wes Moore’s campaign and inauguration, admits that, while she’s not a “big sneaker fan,” she loves Reese’s Reebok line.
“They’re versatile and right on time for the continued athleisure trend,” she said of the sneaker offerings. “I definitely could see myself wearing these to the gym or paired with a casual daytime look.”
The collaborations are the latest examples to pad the double-double baller’s argument that she’s a fashion icon. Reese, who helped lead the LSU Tigers to a national championship in 2023 and is now an All-Star in her rookie season with the Chicago Sky, has been featured in Vogue and turned plenty of heads at the WNBA draft in a daring metallic, hooded gown.
“I think it’s about time that a star female athlete gets the opportunity to collaborate with a megabrand like Reebok. The men — like Michael Jordan’s groundbreaking deal back in ’84 — have been raking in the big bucks for decades,” said Pascale Lemaire, a celebrity stylist based in Silver Spring.
“Few women have collaboration deals. In the long run, those are the negotiations that bring a big haul,” Lemaire said. “Allyson Felix didn’t get the endorsement deals after winning gold. She now has her own brand of athletic footwear. This is what builds generational wealth, often foreign to minority athletes.”
With the Reebok collection, it also appears that “Bayou Barbie”— an affectionate nickname given to Reese during her college career — is drawn toward icier colorways.
The preference was evident in May when Reese made her debut at one of fashion’s biggest events, the Met Gala, in an ethereal seafoam green that featured a plunging neckline and was adorned with shiny appliques, ostrich feathers and a sheer skirt and train.
Rae said the bluish color used on the Reebok items is a winner. “Blue represents tranquility and peace … things I think we all strive for more of.”
Lemaire, who prefers the collection’s BB 4000 II Basketball Shoes, a metallic silver number with icy blue trim, thinks it’s interesting Reese chose to stray from “stereotypical” Barbie pink.
“This is a great first foray, but I think she could push the fashion envelope even more,” Lemaire said.
