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July 17, 2015

The Athletes of Men’s Fashion Week

By Stephanie Eckardt

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Photo: Hunter Abrams.com/BFA

Not all of the tall men towering over the runways at New York Fashion Week: Men’s were models — there were plenty of dressed-up pro athletes making us crane our necks, too. Victor Cruz, wide receiver for the New York Giants and self-proclaimed fashion geek, started the week off strong at the CFDA’s kick-off party with Diane von Furstenberg, and kept turning up. To be fair, he’s a NYFWM ambassador — as is Dwyane Wade, who plays on the Miami Heat and brought Gabrielle Union to shows like Public School, with his teammate Amar’e Stoudemire, a long-time Anna Wintour favorite, not far behind. Though Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton was denied entry to Wimbledon for dressing too flashy just last week, he had no problem getting into the men’s shows, even managing to hang out with Joe Jonas and Gigi Hadid. Click through the slideshow to see basketball and baseball players mingling backstage and taking over the sometimes-empty front rows. (Be kind: They’re still learning that fashion shows don’t start on time.)

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Andre Iguodala, the Golden State Warriors With Maxwell Osborne and Dao-Yi Chow backstage at the Public School presentation. Photo: JP Yim/2015 J... Andre Iguodala, the Golden State Warriors With Maxwell Osborne and Dao-Yi Chow backstage at the Public School presentation. Photo: JP Yim/2015 JP Yim
Mike Conley Jr., the Memphis Grizzlies Front row at the Robert Geller presentation. Photo: Stephen Lovekin/2015 Stephen Lovekin
Amar’e Stoudemire, the Miami Heat; Victor Cruz, the New York Giants; Rudy Gay, the Sacramento Kings At the John Elliott + Co presentation. Photo... Amar’e Stoudemire, the Miami Heat; Victor Cruz, the New York Giants; Rudy Gay, the Sacramento Kings At the John Elliott + Co presentation. Photo: Robin Marchant/2015 Robin Marchant
Amar'e Stoudemire, the Miami Heat At the Jeffrey Rudes New York flagship celebration. Photo: Neil Rasmus.com/BFA
Victor Cruz, the Giants With Diane von Furstenberg at the CFDA Introduces NYFW: Men's at Skylight Clarkson Square. Photo: Hunter Abrams.com/BFA
Rudy Gay, the Sacramento Kings Front row at the John Elliott + Co presentation. Photo: Robin Marchant/2015 Robin Marchant
Chandler Parsons, the Dallas Mavericks With Karen Elson, front row at the Billy Reid presentation. Photo: Astrid Stawiarz/2015 Getty Images
Dwyane Wade, the Miami Heat With a model at the Engineered for Motion presentation. Photo: Astrid Stawiarz/2015 Getty Images
Amar'e Stoudemire, the Miami Heat With Jeffrey Rudes at the Jeffrey Rudes New York flagship celebration.  Photo: Neil Rasmus.com/BFA
Dre Kirkpatrick, the Cincinnati Bengals With Nick Wooster at the Engineered for Motion presentation. Photo: Astrid Stawiarz/2015 Getty Images
Didi Gregorius, the New York Yankees At the Nick Graham presentation. Photo: Robin Marchant/2015 Robin Marchant
Lewis Hamilton, Formula One At the Richard Chai presentation. Photo: Cindy Ord/2015 Cindy Ord
Mike Conley Jr., the Memphis Grizzlies; Rudy Gay, the Sacramento Kings At the CFDA's NYFW: Men's kick-off party. Photo: Stephen Lovekin/2015 Ste... Mike Conley Jr., the Memphis Grizzlies; Rudy Gay, the Sacramento Kings At the CFDA's NYFW: Men's kick-off party. Photo: Stephen Lovekin/2015 Stephen Lovekin
Nick Young, the Los Angeles Lakers At the Public School presentation. Photo: Monica Schipper/2015 Monica Schipper
Dwyane Wade, the Miami Heat With Gabrielle Union, front row. Photo: Bobby Metelus/2015 Bobby Metelus
Lewis Hamilton, Formula One With Gigi Hadid at a NYFW: Men's dinner hosted by Richard Chai, Joe Jonas, and Darren Criss. Photo: Hunter Abrams.co... Lewis Hamilton, Formula One With Gigi Hadid at a NYFW: Men's dinner hosted by Richard Chai, Joe Jonas, and Darren Criss. Photo: Hunter Abrams.com/BFA
Victor Cruz, the New York Giants With Richard Chai at a NYFW: Men's dinner hosted by Richard Chai, Joe Jonas, and Darren Criss. Photo: Hunter Ab... Victor Cruz, the New York Giants With Richard Chai at a NYFW: Men's dinner hosted by Richard Chai, Joe Jonas, and Darren Criss. Photo: Hunter Abrams.com/BFA
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