by Whether on the field or on social media, the top college football players do everything to attract the attention of the National Football League attention, in the hope of being selected by your dream team to appear on the rust.
The same determination to stand out is also evident in their fashion selection. With the NFL draft, which is planned on Thursday evening, many of the views in designer brands or custom parts with different details and accessories are selected to highlight their individual style.
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Although not every interested party is planning to personally attend the event in Green Bay, Wisc. The NFL sends the crews to the houses and observes the parties of the athletes, the moment when the name of a player is called and his family and friends react.
“The NFL design has always been an entertaining fashion moment,” said Kyle Smith, who is the first fashion editor in the league. Even when the prospects were “giant suits that were too long with five buttons”, they tried to give an explanation. But now it is a “big moment of the red carpet when the players bend into fashion to build their personal brands.
For the NFL design, “one of the biggest nights in her life”, many of the players choose custom linings or other details that speak with the special moments in their career. “You carry your life in your jackets.”
Although Smith did not work directly with the prospects in her career at this point, he said that he had found a difference in the last rookies when they joined the NFL.
“We definitely saw a shift in players when they enter the league,” he said. “You have a real sense of style. And you cultivate it in college.”
If you join the NFL, you are already well familiar with the expression of your individuality – which you don’t shy away from showing yourself. “The league consists of really cool young men,” said Smith. “They all wear helmets and uniforms in the field, but this current generation of athletes understands that fashion is a great tool if they want to make a personal statement.”
Malaki Starks, a 21-year security for the Georgia Bulldogs, plans to personally take part in the design to see where he plays. Starks are reported that they are expected to be a first choice in the first round, selected by the Baltimore Ravens or Miami Dolphins.
“It was a crazy journey,” he said. “I have no idea what will happen or where I will go. I just want a shot.”
He said he had four classes and an internship that he can complete before he acquired his degree in sports management and consumer economy from the University of Georgia, but his focus this week is on the NFL.
For the big night, Starks turned to Brian Alexander Beast to make him a custom -made suit in his favorite color: pink. He will combine it with the white shoes that his fiance has for his first football game, he said.
Starks, who is now working with the Klutch Sports Group, said that some of his teammates also used Brian Alexander to create their pronounced look for the design.
Starks at 6 feet, 1 inch and a little more than 200 pounds said that he was “greater than the average person, but I don’t get much most of the time.” Instead, he is generally able to wear off-the-rack pieces.
He admitted when he started with college, he was “not very fashionable”, but it didn’t take long to learn from the other players and his game. “And I’m still learning,” he said, pointing to Tykee Smith from the Tampa Bay Buccaners as someone whose style he admires. “It’s not a crazy stuff, but I watch what he is wearing.”
If he does not attract himself to take pictures, Starks said that his style was “really cold”, and he leans towards shorts, jogging pants, “Nike -Störs” and “convenient clothes”.
Starks has already signed business with Beats from DRE and other companies, and although in 2021 he is grateful for NCAA’s NICA decision, which enables college athlete to benefit from the use of their names, Stark has not dramatically changed it.
“If you use it correctly, it’s a blessing,” he said.
Another player, who is expected to be one of the first-class-draft picks, is Jaxson Dart, a quarterback for Ole Miss, who is rumored that he is one of the players who select the Pittsburgh Steelers.
In contrast to Starks, Dart has decided to stay at home instead of personally participating in the design, even though he visited Green Bay in the early week to enjoy some of the activities before the event.
“They only give them 10 tickets and I have a big family and many people who were in my corner,” he said, and he wants to be with them on his big night.
While he does not go for a walk on the red carpet in Wisconsin, he still plans to pull out all stops in terms of his outfit and to wear a Louis Vuitton shirt with a zipper in black, which he is combined with “cool accessories”.
He said this was the first time that he was wearing Vuitton, but he attaches designer clothing. However, you have to pass the Mama test – his mother is instrumental in helping your son to find the right outfits that he can wear for his tunnel walks and other events. “My mother loves fashion,” he said.
At Ole, the players struggle through the grove two hours before each game, a famous tailgating area on campus before going into the changing room. Dart took the opportunity to show his style during this walks.
“Some coaches say they have to wear a suit or a sports coat, but our trainer [Lane Kiffin] said we can wear everything we want. There are no rules, it is fun. “
Dart describes his style as “very diverse” and often opts for excessive “disruptive” pieces. But it is also known that he also wears more traditional outfits.
Like Starks, his ability to earn Nil deals was also “great help,” he said. “It means financially, my parents are no longer so responsible for me.”
Although he has not yet completed a designer brand, he has a contract with Nicholas Air, which gives him access to a fleet of private jets. “It’s a unique and cool experience,” he said.
The same applies to his participation in the design. “I always expected that for my future,” he said. “I assume that things work and practice a childhood dream.”
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