LeBron James entered the NBA in 2003 following his high school graduation. His game has got better each since it reached its ultimate pinnacle ten years ago.

But has LeBron James’s game changed?

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Certainly it has; however, how? The way in which an 18-year-old dresses and a 28-year-old chooses his wardrobe are drastically different.

Someone fresh out of high school, for instance, might accessorize with a varsity jacket, enormous gold watch, and a digital camouflage Yankees cap. 

Instead, a twenty-eight-year-old man might pair a custom suit with a pocket square that matches the interior of his Ghurka leather man bag (yep, according to Rachel Ullrich of ESPN.com).

Keeping Up Your Professionalism

Millions and millions of dollars are also helpful. After that, you can just hire a stylist and a personal assistant. In addition, millionaire basketball players receive a ton of free stuff because every designer wants one of them to wear their clothes.

In an interview with Sarah Gearhart of USA Today High School Sports, Rachel Johnson, LeBron’s stylist, discussed the importance of young players making a good impression on coaches and recruiters. Johnson suggested:

First impressions matter a lot. When you first meet in a professional context, take full advantage of the chance to conduct yourself professionally. Others don’t want to see how intelligent you are. They are drawn to your polished appearance and confident demeanor.

While fashion is a great means of expressing oneself, maybe wait to show it out until you are more experienced. When a man wears a well-thought-out suit, he seems more sophisticated than anything else—not even a high school student.

You might also choose to dress like a typical baller.

What’s the key to a professional, timeless appearance? “You have to use a trouser,” Johnson explains. That much is evident, of course. (I told myself to get pants.)

Thus, you should maintain your composure when you sign up for the draft as soon as you graduate from high school (or, more frequently, as soon as you enroll in your first year of college). Put on a classy, classic pair of trousers.

or a dazzling white outfit. in every situation.

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Being named “The Chosen One” by Sports Illustrated at the age of seventeen provides such an opportunity.

Observe the dress code

When players had to follow a dress code starting in 2005, that was the major turning point in NBA fashion.

This move was partly a response to the 2004 incident known as the “Malice in the Palace,” in which players broke into the Detroit stadium using force with the aim of confronting fans.

Moreover, it was a stark contrast to Allen Iverson’s wardrobe selections, which were invariably outfits more appropriate for a city street than a press conference stage. Still, that was all the majesty of A.I. 

In the end, the NBA made the decision to change the league’s reputation and adopt a more professional attitude, whether it was to its advantage or disadvantage.

The NBA’s fashion police devised a dress code that mandates that all players wear “business casual” apparel “whenever they are engaged in team or league business” (NBA.com).

Joakim Noah also found out recently that players who attend a team game but are not in uniform must wear a sport coat and formal shoes. The director of arena security may have given him the shirt and jacket, but this is a far better option for bench duty, according to the NBA, than a puffy sweater. 

The NBA’s shift into a new fashion era was aided by this dress rule. If everyone else is expected to dress in business casual, then you must follow suit.

The league’s dress code has developed into a further tool for gainful benefit. 

Around this same period, the fashion industry succeeded in raising the average male’s awareness of fashion to a level almost equal to that of the average female. “Metrosexual” quickly gained popularity (source: Mark Simpson and Salon.com). 

It was advised that males buy moisturizer. They started doing eyebrow waxing and exfoliating.

Furthermore, this contributed to the rise of the stylist in the NBA, a development that started in 2003. 

Virtuous (life) artists

LeBron’s stylist, who is much more than just a “stylist,” was also interviewed by ESPN.com’s Lena Tillett. Rachel Johnson refers to herself as a “lifestylist.”

She most likely told LeBron James in 2012 to bring a “man purse” into the locker room before a game. She probably has a huge drawer full of black, horn-rimmed, lensless glasses as well.

When Johnson started “lifestyling” athletes in 2003, most of the players’ fashion sense was not nearly as sophisticated as it is now.

Johnson noted that although the men thought of themselves as fashionable and handsome, they did not have a thorough understanding of the fashion industry. They were never allowed to set foot in the arena.

In the end, you can’t wear a suit and leave the locker room with a canvas gym bag in hand. You should hire a fashion consultant if you’re being filmed while wearing business casual clothing.

LeBron and his draft class arrived at the same time as a change in NBA style. Johnson reflected on her introduction to the NBA:

LeBron’s teammates, D-Wade (Dwyane Wade) and Amare [Soudemire], wanted to be more alluring.They found me—a fashion student—through the celebrities they adored, as I had previously styled Jay-Z, Pharrell, Puff, and Jay-Z.

After that, things really took off.

In fewer than ten years, James has gotten to know Jay-Z and Anna Wintour as friends. GQ and Vogue have both featured his artwork on their covers.

Johnson is probably not as happy with her partnership with Miami Heat legend Chris Bosh, even though she shares a residence with him.

LeBron’s method is fundamentally different. 

Johnson says James has “a more Italian playboy aesthetic.” sexy but relaxed, carefree, confident, lively, and naughty.

So in less than a decade, he has gone from being an Ohio high school student to a playboy in Italy. He’s very damn good.

Furthermore, there are big distinctions between Miami and Cleveland when it comes to celebrity culture. You have to dress much more elegantly if you’re heading to South Beach after enjoying a steak at Prime One Twelve.

The Appealing NBA

The seismic shift in fashion that has occurred throughout the league seems to have happened in a disorganized, slow, and almost undetectable way.

Unrestrained laughter is directed against hipster eyewear and rusty Westbrook t-shirts. That is the same as infantile ignorance, and we all know that’s always funny.

In a sense, several of the NBA’s most well-known players have made a name for themselves as style icons. 

Remember that weird fishhook outfit that Westbrook wore with Sally Jesse Raphael glasses during the 2012 postseason?

But the blouse is made by Lacoste, and each one costs $115. It’s also completely sold out. Westbrook is a fashionista; he didn’t just buy that item from the sale section of a thrift store.

So are a lot of All-Stars. Rajon Rondo finished his internship at the GQ offices in New York City during Fashion Week last year. Stoudemire Amar’e is the proprietor of a clothing brand.

Additionally, LeBron only makes things seem better. He had worn headphones once that made people shell out hundreds of dollars to get their hands on them.

LeBron adds a little pizazz even though it’s elegant, timeless, and refined. 

He is essentially a composite of every single character from the swimming pool-themed Nike advertising.

That being said, if you have the funds available, it is definitely worth the effort.

LeBron almost outdid President Obama in terms of wardrobe during the Heat’s visit to the White House, given the circumstances. Everything except the fact that LBJ needs Mario Chalmers to teach him how to tie ties.