Males carrying white denims? Celtics tunnel look settles the controversy.

Stepping out in an all-white look, Jaylen Brown makes the case in a spotless tunnel match.

Boston Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla stands in a huddle with Al Horford #42, Jaylen Brown #7, Payton Pritchard #11, Sam Hauser #30 and Derrick White #9 through the second half of the sport towards the Portland Path Blazers at TD Backyard on March 05, 2025. Maddie Meyer/Getty Photographs

Ought to males put on white denims?

The smile-cracking query popped up within the inboxes final week of New York Instances model readers and gained traction inside some social media circles that care about this kind of factor.

Final week, the newspaper’s trend critic wrote concerning the daring model alternative — not as a result of it’s winter, however as a result of, she instructed, white denims evoke stereotypes and archetypes that don’t universally resonate with males, notably American males (or so her commentary implied).

The column didn’t absolutely reply the query however supplied sage recommendation for these contemplating slipping right into a pair of one thing white: “No matter you determine, bear in mind there’s just one common rule on the subject of white denims: Cleanliness is subsequent to, if not godliness, just about the whole lot else.”

Quick ahead to the Celtics’ Wednesday night time’s victory towards the Blazers, 128-118. Simply earlier than tipoff, the Celtics posted a tunnel trend picture captioned, “Match so clear.”

Jaylen Brown didn’t put on white denims, per se, however he stepped onto the “JetBlue runway” in a head-to-toe white-forward look with various shades of the brilliant impartial.

In his model alternative, Brown loudly answered the query that the column left as much as readers: Sure! Males ought to put on white denims and pants.

Brown wore his spotless white ensemble with confidence.

On his head, an ecru beanie that completely matched the outerwear, which had the glossy, not-too-puffy silhouette attribute of the 741 line — designed with excessive efficiency insulation with out extreme bulk, setting the coat other than widespread kinds that lean into exaggerated puffiness or ribbed seams (like North Face or Moncler).

In a cheeky digicam second, Brown pulled again his coat to disclose a crisp high from the “White Noise” assortment first unveiled through the unique 741 launch social gathering at Boston’s Museum of Science in February.

Conserving the colour theme happening the parquet because the staff suited up in white uniforms, he began the sport in white sneakers earlier than switching into the Black Moon Rovers, twinning with Jordan Walsh.

With spring and summer time across the nook, we’ll see if extra males make the leap into any of the obtainable variations of white denims, or if the high-risk, high-reward trend alternative stays in choose model circles.