He kicked off the season in style — and in head-to-toe Pharrell.
LeBron James arrived at Tuesday night’s Lakers–Nuggets game at Denver’s Ball Arena in a full Louis Vuitton look worth roughly $28,000, as first reported by TMZ.
LeBron James wore a full Louis Vuitton look as he headed into his first game of the 2023-2024 season.
The centerpiece was a $5,000 pixelated Damoflage jacket, pulled straight from the runway. The collarless tweed piece came from Pharrell Williams’ debut runway collection for the French house that summer, and James paired it with the label’s Wool Tuxedo Cigarette Pants at $1,200.
He walked into the arena in lug-soled black lace-ups close to the $1,150 Ranger Derby style — and carried not one Vuitton bag but two.
He showed some love for Louis Vuitton while arriving at Denver’s Ball Arena.
Slung across his body was a still-unreleased bright green Speedy ($11,000) from the summer 2024 collection; in his other hand, a briefcase-style tote retailing at $9,500.
He finished the look with sunglasses and Beats headphones, geared up for the matchup with Denver.
“LOUIS VUITTON MEN-Spring-Summer 2024 👑 HERE!! Hello World 🗣️🗣️🗣️🙏🏾😁,” the 38-year-old captioned photos of the fit on Instagram.
James proudly showed off one of his Louis Vuitton ads.
James — who stars in a new Louis Vuitton campaign — also posted a shot of himself holding one of his own ads, modeling an elegant suit in the image.
The fashion moments didn’t stop at the tunnel. On the court, the Lakers star wore his new Nike LeBron XXI sneakers ($200) in the “Dragon Pearl” colorway, a shoe named for his 21st NBA season.
They both call Miami home, they’ve been seeing each other for months, and they go to considerable lengths to make sure no one sees them together — at least according to the insiders now talking about the NFL legend and the Victoria’s Secret model.
The couple’s shared geography is doing a lot of the work. “They both live in Miami, so it’s very convenient,” a source told People on Sunday. “They’re spending a lot of time together. Candice and Tom have been dating for months.”
What’s drawn just as much notice is how tightly Swanepoel has guarded the relationship. “She’s been very secretive and selective about who she’s told about their dating,” the insider said.
Even their meetups are handled like an operation. “When they have met up, they’ve gone [to great] lengths not to be spotted,” the source added.
The romance surfaced over the weekend
Word of the pairing broke on Saturday, when an insider told Us Weekly the two had been together “for a while” — four years after Brady’s divorce from Gisele Bündchen.
Brady’s romantic history has been a running story since that 2022 split. He’s been linked to models and celebrities including Irina Shayk and Brooks Nader, and has been rumored to have had flings with Kim Kardashian, Sofía Vergara, Alix Earle and Yael Cohen.
The retired quarterback, however, has consistently avoided discussing his dating life, keeping his focus on amicably co-parenting Benjamin, 16, and Vivian, 13, with Bündchen. He also shares son Jack, 19, with ex-girlfriend Bridget Moynahan.
Tom Brady has reportedly confirmed on Instagram that he and Candice Swanepoel are officially in a relationship
In January, after he was seen cozying up to Earle, 25, on New Year’s Eve, Brady suggested he simply didn’t have the bandwidth. “You know what? I don’t have much time for a personal life or much time for myself, but I love working and I love my kids,” he told People at the time. “I like to be busy and try to really stay fulfilled in the things I’m doing. So I’m working on some really cool projects and I’m involved with some great teams of people that are doing some really positive things.”
Swanepoel’s side: two sons and a decade-long relationship
Swanepoel is a mother of two — Anacã, 10, and Ariel, 8 — with her ex-fiancé, Hermann Nicoli. The two were together for more than 10 years before calling it quits in 2018.
In a 2023 interview with V Magazine, she spoke candidly about juggling her career with raising her children. “Life is a constant search for balance, for me at least, and yes I do sometimes feel overwhelmed, but I’m very in tune with my children’s needs, then my own personal needs, which are also important,” she said, explaining that she had “realized” she needed “to be a better mother.”
“I know I need to also take care of myself, whether that be about my [physical] health or mental health, or being able to excel in my career and business because it brings me joy and so my children have begun to understand that too,” she continued.
