First things first: Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player of all time. Please do not even open your mouth arguing that soandso is better, because you're full of shit and it smells really bad when you talk. Next things next: Dude is a bona fide style icon, and his Jordan Brand is, shall we say, kind of a big deal. If you doubt that, you clearly haven't been outside in the past 25 years (or ever looked at this website before). Now, that said...
MJ has, on occasion, displayed some questionable personal style over the years. To be fair, he's got a couple strikes going against him: 1) he's been photographed damn near literally every time he's been out in public in the past quarter century, so there's a wealth of potentially damning evidence; and 2) he's 6'6" and it's damn hard to dress right when you're that tall (there's only so much you can do with a 15-button sports jacket). Still, we can't help but point out a few times when the G.O.A.T.'s put up a fashion brick...
THE LOOK: Jeans from Dr. Jays, 1995.
DATE: December, 2009.
COMPLEX SAYS: MJ's the general manager for the Charlotte Bobcats; unfortunately it looks like he hired a bobcat to tailor his jeans, too. The beaded necklace and signature cell phone case kinda round out the look, but let's face it, #23 is the only man on the planet that could dress this wild and still pull a chick this fly.
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THE LOOK: Thriller.
DATE: Late '80s
COMPLEX SAYS: We can respect the bow tie hustle, but the white socks with dress shoes are throwing us way off. Maybe he was coming to the party straight from practice?
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THE LOOK: "I won six chips wearing these colors..."
DATE: June, 2009.
COMPLEX SAYS: He's not a player (any more), but he wears crushed velvet a lot.
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THE LOOK: "Arrrrrrr, matey!"
DATE: The one-sided hoop is a daily MJ staple.
COMPLEX SAYS: Space Jam was kinda dope, but we're not sure how they're gonna incorporate hoops into the next Pirates of the Caribbean sequel.
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THE LOOK: The Greatest Player in the History of Earth Tones.
DATE: February, 2009.
COMPLEX SAYS: You're dressed like that 65-year-old psychiatrist we play pick-up ball with on Saturdays! You know, the one they make us guard 'cause he's the only dude slower than us.
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*****BONUS: MJ OLD SCHOOL COOL!!!
THE LOOK: Singing in theRainDorm Room.
DATE: 1983: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, age 20.
COMPLEX SAYS: Didn't believe us when we said dude was a style icon, eh? A good quarter of our readership dresses like this today (minus the Fonzworth Bentley umbrella), respect the architect!
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