The aesthetic evolution of the NBA Draft Stylistic excursion among the best and worst outfits ever

Tray Patterson of The New Yorker defines the style of the NBA Draft participants as the true "cultural barometer of tailoring". And going back almost half a century, it's impossible to blame him. One of the first and most important events of the NBA season will be staged tonight, via videoconference - just like the latest NFL digital draft - and therefore not with great fanfare like in recent years, where the Barclays Center in Brooklyn was transformed into a huge stage. for young talents ready to switch between the pros.

It's a "cultural barometer" because aesthetics and style brought to a stage of this media importance generate trends and new fashions, which in most cases arouses more laughter than real interest. In recent years, however, there has been a clear switch, with the new generation of talents who are much more attentive to trends and do not want to pierce the first of many shows. David Stern - the commissioner who made the Draft a global event - changed the rules of the game, especially in commercial terms. The whole world has its eyes on that stage and no one wants to deface it in terms of style.

 

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From King James' total white to Zion Williamson's ivory dress, the step is short, even 16 years later. Refinement is not related to the younger ones, but certainly the evolution is positive compared to the lowest point of the previous decade. Refinement and new trends - such as the lining of the jackets sewn with messages, logos and symbols - but also the first collaborations between fashion brands and players.