Born and raised in Atlanta, the place he says style “has all the time been a factor,” Brown’s private type additional developed as a pupil athlete on the College of California, Berkeley. “I’d see someone carrying an Alexander McQueen skirt, however then have on a daily crew neck or a hoodie, with costume footwear and excessive socks or one thing. To me, that was dope.”
Brown’s Recreation 7 look struck the stability of understated and elevated he’s drawn to: a Realtakai shirt, wool Prince of Wales verify pants by Prada, a Gucci denim jacket, and Virón World vegan leather-based boots. (Nike x Louis Vuitton Air Drive 1s had been within the working.) “I needed to be snug so the thought for right this moment’s look was to maintain it clear,” he says. “Nothing too excessive; one thing that was clean and mentioned, ‘We’ve been right here earlier than.’”
The six-foot-six taking pictures guard and small ahead’s wardrobe is a mixture of items he’s purchased from outlets like Dover Avenue Market, and others sourced by stylist Jason Bolden. “Jason is a good collaborator,” Brown mentioned. “He understands my vibe and what I’m going for after we work collectively, so every little thing lends itself naturally to my private type.” These days, that type has leaned much less on jewellery and watches, that are signatures for a lot of NBA gamers. “I haven’t purchased jewellery in over two years,” he mentioned. “I really like the aesthetic of it, however I simply personally haven’t worn jewellery in a very long time…. For no matter motive, I simply bought right into a behavior of making an attempt to let my garments converse for themselves.”
A number of the garments Brown is commonly noticed in are from his personal model, 7uice, which he launched in late 2021. “My jersey would all the time be bought out,” he defined of the inspiration behind the label. “My followers would all the time be complaining, like, ‘The place can I discover your jersey? It’s not out there wherever in Boston…it’s all the time bought out, it’s not on the area.’ I gave away all those that I personally had, so I simply determined to start out a model to really feel extra related to my family and friends.” What started with a easy black hoodie has since expanded right into a full sportswear line, inclusive of tees, sweats, beanies, and varsity jackets. “Now it a cult following,” Brown mentioned. “You go to the sport, you’ll see all around the area, individuals carrying the model.”
Brown’s grooming routine can be an necessary a part of preparing for sport day. His beard is arguably probably the greatest within the league, and all through his six-year NBA profession, he’s worn a flattop, a fade, and now braids, together with his lineup maintained by barber Dwayne Williams. “I attempt to get a haircut or a lineup as soon as each two weeks or week and a half,” he says, including that his braids are executed by Joselyne Ortega, recognized professionally as Jawz. “She’s well-known in Boston. She does everyone’s hair.” As for the beard, he’s blissful to share the fundamentals of sustaining it—common washes within the bathe and “quite a lot of completely different moisturizers so it doesn’t look dry”—however he gained’t expose his go-to beard oil. “It’s not fancy, however individuals have been asking me for years, and it’s been a working joke that I’m like, ‘I can’t.’”
