The dancers' pompoms and and colorful pleated skirts have been replaced by studded fingerless gloves and black faux-leather shorts. The sexy, but scary, outfits look like they could have been designed by Gemma from the "Sons of Anarchy." The only thing missing is gang colors on the back.
If the Nets get beat, maybe the other team better watch their own when they leave the Barclays Center.
"The uniforms are feminine and strong," said the costumes' designer, David Dalrymple, who has worked with fashion icon Patricia Field, collaborating on outfits for "Sex and the City and "The Devil Wears Prada."
"This isn't palm trees and sunshine. It's New York City, and it's Brooklyn. It's a different sensibility. We go hard," he said.
Dalrymple designed the more traditional red and blue costumes of the Nets when they were in New Jersey.
The Brooklynettes collection consists of seven full costumes.
"They have a jumpsuit, a neoprene scuba blazer, with sequin leggings, a little cropped warm-up jacket and painted sequin leggings," said Dalrymple.
It sounds like the Nets are trying to lure that "50 Shades of Grey" crowd — and a few Olivia "Let's Get Physical" Newton-John fans — over to Brooklyn.
"For these costumes, we needed things that these women can dance and move in, but we wanted to bring in street elements," he added. "We needed to find that bridge of street fashion that can actually work on the court."
As an added bonus, the women won't even have to change if they decide to catch an Oakland Raiders game.
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