The New High Style

By Melissa August, Val Castronovo, Matthew Cooper, Rachel Dry, Daren Fonda, Michael Jackson, Benjamin Nugent, Julie Rawe, John Rosenblatt, Josh Tyrangiel, Alexandra Wolfe

The NBA draft has traditionally been a sartorial Chernobyl, Jalen Rose's scarlet suit in 1994 being a retina-burning example. This year, though, most draftees displayed impressive understatement. Reason: many contracted with custom suit designers, thus top pick Kenyon Martin's more sedate look.