How Cameron Brink’s Mom Gave Her the Confidence to Become a WNBA Style Icon
Cameron Brink has become a tunnel walk star in the WNBA—and it’s all because of her mom.
“I’m very thankful for her,” the Los Angeles Spark small forward said in a discussion at House of Robb San Francisco ahead of NBA All-Star Weekend. “She’s kind of given me the blueprint on how to find shoes that fit, clothes that fit pants that are long enough. So she’s definitely my style icon, and she’s giving me confidence as a tall woman to really just like love my height.”
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At six feet, four inches tall, the Stanford NCAA champ knows it can be a struggle to find clothes that work for her and still look stellar. And since Bain-Brink stands six feet, three inches tall herself, she knew how to find pieces that do all that and more.
“I wouldn’t trade my height for the world,” Brink said. “It means everything to me. It makes me feel unique and beautiful and statuesque, and it’s because I’ve had the most lovely example.”
That stylish example has definitely permeated into Brink’s fashion game during her first year in the WNBA, which has seen the profile of its tunnel walk grow over the past year. Brink said the media has paid more attention to players’ looks over the last 12 months, thanks to the sudden growth of the WNBA and women’s sports in general. Dressing up before games, though, is a mentality that Brink is all too familiar with.
“I don’t know about you guys, but ‘look, good feel, play good’ is something I live by,” she said.
Brink thinks plenty of her fellow WNBA stars are killing the tunnel fashion game, too. She said Kysre Gondrezick, of the Chicago Sky, and Nika Mühl, of the Seattle Storm, are both standouts. Brink also shouted out her her teammates’ style, including forward Rickea Jackson and Rae Burrell. And the 23-year-old has looked to Sparks legend and three-time WNBA MVP Lisa Leslie as a “north star,” someone who played at a high level and was involved in fashion as well.
As for her personal style, Brink is focused on collecting understated, classy pieces, “things that you can wear over and over again.” In addition to rocking New Balance (as the first brand’s first female basketball ambassador), one of her favorite designers at the moment is Elsa Hosk, the Swedish fashion model that founded a clothing line called Helsa in 2022.
“It’s like one of the only brands I can wear off the rack,” Brink said.
And while she often works with stylists Sydney Bordonaro and Mary Gonsalves Kinney, Brink can always count on her mom for some advice on pre-game fits.
“My mom, obviously, was a huge help,” she said. “She and I are always on FaceTime just trying stuff on. It’s just so fun. She always called me her ‘Barbie doll,’ and [we] just get to mix and match.”
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