40 photos that show how Tom Brady evolved into an NFL and fashion icon
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But even when Brady goes casual, he usually nails it.
And his sumo look could use some work.
And Brady still occasionally makes risky fashion moves, such as the time he wore the widely mocked shoes of his fellow Under Armour athlete, Stephen Curry.
Or let it down when he is with Gisele.
He'll even still slick the hair back from time to time.
And at the Kentucky Derby he went with a big hat.
At this year's Met Gala, he added a little spice with the shiny grey jacket.
But in the offseason, he is not afraid to get a bit more aggressive.
Nowadays, Tom has a strong, yet conservative fashion sense and always looks great.
Tom in glasses!
But in 2014, he went with a classic look on both fronts.
At the 2013 Met Gala, Brady's hair was more conservative, but he jazzed things up with a blue tux.
But then the 2012 Met Gala happened and we got Tom's most daring hairstyle yet.
In 2012, Tom Brady turned in his rebel card for his dad card.
2011 Football Tom Brady liked to part his hair down the middle.
2011 Tom Brady liked a lot of hair product.
The fashion move that rattled a lot of fans the most was when he signed with Uggs, which at the time was most widely known as a women's brand.
It is easy to imagine Tom just shaking his hair side-to-side in slow motion.
By the time the football season rolled around that year, Brady was starting to look like Patrick Swayze in "Road House."
In 2010, Tom opted for the mop-top hair.
Things took a turn for the better at the Met Gala in 2008 with then-girlfriend Gisele Bundchen.
Maybe it is the lighting, but Brady's hair looked noticeably less blonde in 2008. It also looks like he tried to emulate Bill Belichick by using scissors on his shirt.
In 2007, things were getting frumpy again.
While we generally think of Brady as being clean-shaven, he has at times experimented with various stages of scruffiness, as he did in 2006.
The black undershirt was a bold choice.
In 2006, Brady fixed that problem with a buzz-cut.
GAH! 2017 Tom Brady would never let this happen.
In 2005, Tom's hair started to get a little bigger.
At the 2004 ESPYs with Bridget Moynahan, it was a pinstriped suit.
He also liked the front-spike.
2004 Tom Brady loved pleated pants.
And he was still wearing golf hats.
He was so young!
In 2002, Brady still had the standard college haircut and you can tell he wasn't as obsessed with fitness and diet as he is today.
Rookie Tom Brady had a goatee and is almost unrecognizable.
Brady's hair at Michigan was pretty straight-forward.
While at Michigan, Brady once opted for the oversized, backwards golf hat.
Before he was in the NFL, there was a time when Brady's suits weren't always tailored.
Brady's high school yearbook photo reveals a nice, clean look, especially with his hair which will take on many forms over the years.
Brady's fashion decisions certainly had humble beginnings.
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