Super Bowl champion. Fox Sports announcer. Father. NFL team owner. Runway model.
Tom Brady can now add the latter to his lengthy resume after he walked the runway at Gucci’s Cruise 2027 show in New York on Saturday, May 16.
The future Hall of Fame quarterback shook the internet by making a surprise appearance on the catwalk for artistic director Demna’s show at Times Square. Brady wore a shiny leather jacket with a popped collar and patent pants to complete the ensemble. He walked stiffly with a small smirk as the likes of Kim Kardashian and Mariah Carey watched in the audience.
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Brady was previously married to supermodel and runway icon Gisele Bündchen. He is also no stranger to modeling clothes for photo editorials. He was an Under Armour athlete during his career, starred in campaigns for UGGs and IWC watches and even had his own clothing brand, Brady.
Earlier in the day on Saturday, the seven-time Super Bowl champion gave the commencement speech for the business school at Georgetown University.
“Sports was a very strange way to make a living,” he told the crowd. “People screamed at me all the time. They gambled on my performance, and they celebrated all my failures. One way that sports is a lot like business, though, is that when you do it long enough, your life gets defined by numbers.”
The number of athletes walking in fashion shows has increased in recent years. In 2023, NFL receiver DeAndre Hopkins walked in Fear of God’s first runway show. During 2024 New York Fashion Week, Olympians Noah Lyles and Jordan Chiles appeared in shows for Willy Chavarria and Kim Shui, respectively. A year later, WNBA star Angel Reese became the first athlete to walk for the prestigious Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Tom Brady makes runway debut for Gucci in New York
