Kawhi Leonard has been reserved and busy this low NBA season.
The 34 -year -old NBA star traveled to Milan and Paris for Fashion Week, her first time in Paris, she tells People, where her new sneakers design in three colors was not so quietly debuted while sitting in the front row in shows for Louis Vuitton, Armani and Amiri.
«There is no release date on the stone, but I suppose that he only called the eyes of some people walking at Fashion Week and they have only been asking questions,» Leonard tells People on The Desneak Olly His New Designs.
In general, spending a part of its low season in Europe was «a great experience» and allowed the NBA star for some well -deserved inactivity time. «I am in places, and seeing the production of each company, and how they build their shows is quite unique,» he says.
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«It was the first time I was in Paris, and just seeing how architecture is, the different kitchens they have, it was pleasant,» he says.
The two -time NBA and MVP champion of the finals, which largely remains outside the public eye outside the NBA obligations and only launched a personal Instagram account in recent years, he says he did. No However, eat any escargot. «I stayed with the basics,» he jokes.
A New Balance athlete since 2018, Leonard says that one of his next designs comes from a 2022 trip to the US Open with his daughter, Kaliyah, 9 years old. «My daughter is in tennis, so when I went to the United States Open in 2022, and I think Coco won it, I just built this shoe based on being there with my daughter. It’s like Tennis-Ball material,» he says.
Leonard adds: «But part of the inspiration for the shoes he was wearing in Milan and Paris were the tennis. Obviously there was something that was preparing me and collaborating with Coco.»
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He also receives «great inspiration» from Skate’s culture in his hometown of California. «Just scruiting the street and skate culture,» Leonard explains. «They have their own style and taste. They don’t have a uniform configuration. They could put any piece they want.»
Known for being a man of few words, Leonard says «safe» when asked if he feels that he can express himself through a personal style. «People could have an idea of their background or taste for what we are wearing that day. Many people try to combine their style with their emotions that day too. Just be yourself.»
Leonard has a more planned trip before his low season comes to an end. Next month, he will travel to Ruanda as a special guest at the Giants of Africa Festival, where he will guide the young campers, direct a basketball clinic for local young people at the Rafiki Club and help the organization to present its new giants in Africa in the Court of Africa at the St. Ignatius school.
