But again, this is a reminder to let everyone know he is Cam Newton and you can break the rules on and off the field." "Should he be wearing this after a game? Absolutely not. Newton arrived at his news conference following a Week 3 win over New Orleans wearing a blue, camouflage-print tuxedo jacket and a blue bow tie. It's the kind of thing only he can do in the game of football." But Cam Newton pulls it off in the same way he pulls off his dabbin' touchdown celebration. "I wouldn't recommend any guy wearing a brightly colored camouflage dinner jacket, either. "No, I wouldn't recommend any guy wearing sequin smoking slippers. "Would I recommend some guy off the street wearing it?" Green said. He's young and he makes it look really cool."Īnd it's a look that wouldn't work for just anybody. "He's been in the league for a while now, so I think it's cool for him to wear such a dainty, smoking slipper for his press conferences. That is a very old-world, old-money thing, which I think is maybe his coolest trademark," Green said. But more are the like of the loafers and slippers he wears after games. Many of the shoes are sneakers that Newton gets from sponsor Under Armour. "I probably have 140 pair of shoes in my closet," he said. But what stood out most for Thomas were the shoes. It's big - somewhere between the size of a one-bedroom apartment and a large storage shed. "He had on a MADE tuxedo, but those shoes were definitely not every-man shoes." "He wore those shoes at his foundation event this summer," Thomas said with a laugh. And, for the most part, he wears something from his Belk line to postgame interviews and other big functions. Newton chose Belk to represent him because he wanted to make clothes that the average man on the street could afford. He is deliberately putting together every piece." "That, as an editor of a men's fashion magazine, shows me that he is being extremely intentional about his entire outfit. But what it does is it helps the shoes be the star of the show. "The rest of the outfit, if you cut the shoes out, to Cam and people looking from a style angle it is really boring. "That is exactly what he wanted you to do," Green said. Newton turned more than a few heads by wearing a pair of Under Armour cleats with an image of him dabbin' on the side for a Thanksgiving Day game in Dallas.Įven more heads turned when Newton arrived at his news conference wearing a pair of slippers with more sequins than a pageant dress. "That's important, and it only starts with people that are extreme." "And then the culture of the league will start to become better dressed. "Cam is going to be really brash and cut a path for the other trademark players and teammates, and eventually some of them are really going to nail it," Green said. "He wondered why the NFL hasn't picked up on that."īy being bold with his postgame looks, Newton is on the path to changing that. "We've talked with Cam about how the NBA has this reputation, especially in the playoffs, where there are websites that's sole purpose is to report what is worn to the game. "He wants to be a trendsetter," said John Thomas, Belk's executive vice president for private brands and brand management. That has been Newton's goal since he signed a 2012 deal with Belk to design his own line of clothes, known as MADE Cam Newton. But Newton admitted earlier in the season that he wants NFL players to get recognition for their clothing, like NBA stars do. Newton chose not to be interviewed for this article because his focus is on helping the Panthers (15-1) win a Super Bowl, starting with Sunday's divisional playoff game against Seattle. But for this season the vote goes to Newton, who dares to be different. The only players close, in Green's opinion, are New England quarterback Tom Brady and San Francisco quarterback Colin Kaepernick.īrady gets Green's vote for the long haul because, like his game on the field, he's consistent. He wears a suit better than any football player in the league." It's boastful, especially when he does his very preppy Southern thing as a Southern guy. "I know that seems a little cliché, but it really, really is. "Cam's style is a lot like his style of play," Green told. Let Mark Anthony Green, the "Style Guy" from GQ Magazine, explain. If you think Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton is unique on the field, with his ability to beat teams with his arm and his legs, you should see him during his postgame interviews.įrom his fitted tuxedo jackets and carnations to the sometimes sequin-studded slippers to the occasional foxtail key chain, Newton's outfits make just as big of a statement as his spectacular moves. You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browserĬam Newton is becoming a trendsetter with his clothes as well as his playĬHARLOTTE, N.C.
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