Drake has a thing for capturing headlines with his courtside fashion, and his latest sartorial flex is no exception.
Michael Nguyen, designer and owner of Garrison Bespoke, recently gifted Drake a diamond-encrusted jacket.
The price tag?
鈥淚t鈥檚 about $747,000, at today鈥檚 exchange rate,鈥� Garrison Bespoke owner Michael Nguyen told 麻豆影视 Toronto.
The jacket was not paid for by MLSE.
The lavish jacket is adorned with 235 lab-made diamonds which were hand-sewn onto the jacket to create the owl logo associated with Drake鈥檚 OVO brand. The owl eyes are each 1.2 carats.
Nguyen spent a year and a half creating the jacket from scratch. He described the design as a 鈥渃ombination of old-world-tailoring with new-world innovation.鈥� The fabric itself is a cut of vintage jersey nearly 100 years old imported from Europe 鈥� a subtle nod to basketball history.
鈥淎nd why it鈥檚 unique is the fact that it鈥檚 actually jersey. So the original jerseys for basketball were actually made because they鈥檙e jersey cloth,鈥� Nguyen said.
The flashy coat is a showstopper, and Nguyen said he鈥檚 received plenty of inquiries from stylists since the gift was revealed.
鈥淭his one is over the top. It鈥檚 the best one I鈥檝e ever done. Maybe the best I鈥檒l ever make,鈥� he said.
After presenting Drake with the gift, the Raptors went on to crush the Milwaukee Bucks 120-102, tying the Eastern Conference finals. Game 5 will be held Thursday in Milwaukee.
Drake often draws attention at games for his courtside style and meme-able antics. On Tuesday, Drake got up from his seat to offer a brief shoulder massage to Raptors coach Nick Nurse.
earlier this month earned him props from fans of the 1990s television show about a high school set on a cruise ship.
Oddly enough, one of Drake鈥檚 most memorable courtside fashion moments had nothing to do with what he wore. In 2014, during a game against Brooklyn, to clean his pants. A few games later, after the video went viral, the Raptors handed out 1,200 OVO-branded lint rollers to fans in Toronto.
The jacket was the fifth design Nguyen has made for Drake on behalf of the Raptors, and he鈥檚 already thinking about what next year鈥檚 will look like 鈥� though those plans are 鈥渢op secret at the moment.鈥�
鈥淲e鈥檙e following what Drake鈥檚 doing鈥� whatever he鈥檚 doing, that鈥檚 where we鈥檒l be going."
