In 2010, a month before he took to the basketball court for the first
time in a New York Knicks uniform, Amare Stoudemire took to the red
carpet at Lincoln Center in head-to-toe Tom Ford.
In 2009, when NBA
No. 1 draft pick Blake Griffin was chosen by the Clippers, he was
wearing a custom suit, a purple necktie and eye-catching pocket square
from L.A. tailor Waraire Boswell. And sometime during this year's
playoffs, there's a decent chance the Miami Heat's Dwyane Wade will be
photographed sporting a diamond lapel pin from Jason of Beverly Hills.
The National Basketball Assn. has had its part of style-savvy
players - and even coaches (paging Pat Riley). But it wasn't so long
ago that the biggest fashion statement on court or off was Dennis
Rodman dying his hair the colours of a fruit bowl and Shaquille O'Neal
wearing baggy suits - definitely a mixed bag.
Think about it: It can be difficult to see the good clothes when you're
somewhere about the NBA average of 6 ft 7.
But today - witness Stoudemire, Griffin and Wade - even the
tallest players play a cut and tailored look. Having a personal
stylist is de rigueur. Nattily attired, high-profile players grace the
covers of glossy style magazines and sit front row at fashion shows
next to Vogue's Anna Wintour.
Continue reading here:
For NBA players, a fashion slam dunk
http://www.textileglobal.com/2011/04/for-nba-players-a-fashion-slam-dunk.html
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