Basketball
Anthony Davis Buttons Up His Fashion Game
Anthony Davis is turning heads with his newfound sense of style. Check out AD's latest fashion shoot and meet the mastermind behind his freshest looks.
In a world as competitive as professional basketball, fashion and style has become almost as important as the game itself. Fashion has always been at the forefront of professional basketball from hip-hop inspired trends to the tattoo culture. In recent years, players have paid increasing attention to what their personal style says about who they are as a player — on and off the court — with competition increasing as players hire stylists and dive deeper into the world of high fashion.
Dressing to the beat of his own drum, basketball super star Anthony Davis has worked hard on perfecting and polishing his low-key fashion sense, thanks to his personal stylist Wesmore Perriot. The dynamic duo of AD and Perriot have been collaborating since last season when AD realized he wanted to uplevel his fashion game. "I would just get up and throw on sweats," Davis said. "I was told I can’t just wear sweats to games and I thought, well 'I need a guy.'"
Anthony Davis
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Anthony Davis on Set at a Red Bull Fashion Shoot
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Anthony Davis on Set at a Red Bull Fashion Shoot
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Anthony Davis on Set at a Red Bull Fashion Shoot
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They look good, they play good. It all kind of meshes well together.
Perriot has an impressive high-fashion resume that includes retail management positions with Louis Vuitton and Prada. He built up a high-end clientele, opened Dover Street Market in 2013, and then started working with Brendan Rabb, stylist to LeBron James. When AD reached out about working together and "needing a guy," Perriot jumped at the chance. Focusing on making AD as comfortable as possible, Perriot has helped him come into his own style that is clean cut and fresh.
“AD is a very clean cut gentleman," Perriot said. "He is more luxurious than streetwear. So we try to mix it up in between and come up with the looks from there.”
Pregame entrances have turned into mini fashion shows to see who is wearing what, which means every moment, appearance, and outfit has to be well-executed and planned out. “NBA players are competitive on court and just as competitive off court," Perriot said. "They want to be the best dressed, have the first sneakers that are out. It’s all fair game. It’s a small network so we try to fit the customer’s needs and create great looks from there. They look good, they play good. It all kind of meshes well together.”
AD admits he often didn't have faith in finding clothes that would fit him or styles that would look good — especially with his size 16 shoe, 17 shoe on court — until Perriot pushed him to step outside his fashion comfort zone. "With AD, he is very laid back and mellow, he don’t say too much," Perriot said. “I try to keep the looks high in quality like his game play.”
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