NBA Draft Suits: Re-Drafting the Top Picks Based on Rookie Style

  NEW YORK — There was much adjusting of bowties during the first-ever NBA draft red carpet, as the next generation of star hoopers flooded the suddenly glamorous Barclays Center lobby on Thursday. For most of the young players, it was their first red carpet and thus first time dressing for public consumption, and overall, they […]

Stylist-designer Clarence Jones making an impact inside and outside the Memphis area

Kennedy Chandler’s suit included the University of Tennessee logo, which represented his collegiate school, and the Memphis bridge. The bridge highlighted the days when Chandler participated in AAU basketball, and the numerous occasions in which he crossed the bridge to play in basketball tournaments. (Photo: Larry Bland Jr. Photography) Memphis-based clothes/suit designer Clarence Jones takes […]

D.L. Hughley

“He guides clients from wearing gaudy stuff even though they want to. “We’re reverting to the way business used to be for Black folks. He’s a throwback and believes the customer is always right—we’ve lost that in business today.”

TU Coach Danny Manning

Clarence is a very good friend of mine. He understands my personality, he knows what I like and what I don’t like. He specializes in nice clothes, that’s why I go to him.