nyliberty rookie Pauline Astier is feeling like a princess. Since moving to the States to join the WNBA, the French basketball player has found herself with more eyes on her than ever: “It’s my first time outside of France playing basketball, and everything is so different,” she tells The Cut. She’s not the only European player to make the switch: With its new collective-bargaining agreement and the addition of two teams, the WNBA is more appealing than ever to the game’s international stars. And rookies like Astier now have serious pocket money, too. For our Fall Fashion issue, brookelamantia spent a rare day off with #PaulineAstier — shopping for tunnel fits, grabbing matcha, and getting a glimpse of life in New York during her rookie season. Read the full interview at the link in bio. Photography by luisa_opalesky Written by brookelamantia The Cut, Editor-in-Chief: lrpeoples The Cut, Photo Director: nono_elle_ The Cut, Deputy Culture Editor: brkmrn The Cut, Photo Editor: sofia_mare...