Tom Brady’s style over the years: NFL Super Bowl-winning quarterback to red carpet regular

As Brady retires from the NFL, is a future in fashion on the cards?

Tom Brady holds the Most Valuable Player award for Super Bowl XXVI in New Orleans, the US, on February 4, 2002. AFP

Brady and Adriana Lima attend the 'Backstage Sexy' book launch on February 11, 2003, in New York City. Getty

Bridget Moynahan and Brady, in a grey checked Zegna suit, attend the Ermenegildo Zegna flagship store opening April 13, 2004, in New York City. Getty

Brady and actress Moynahan at the 'I, Robot' premiere on July 7, 2004. in Los Angeles, California. Getty

Brady and the New England Patriots accept the Espy award for Best Game at the Kodak Theatre on July 14, 2004, in Hollywood, California. Getty

Moynahan and Brady arrive at the 'Vanity Fair' Oscars party on February 27, 2005, in West Hollywood, California. Getty

Brady and Moynahan attend the Met Gala at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 2, 2005, in New York City. Getty

Brady, in a velvet jacket, is introduced before Super Bowl XL on February 5, 2006, in Detroit, Michigan. Getty

Moynahan and Brady at the Met Gala at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, on May 1, 2006. Getty

Brady at an Audi Best Buddies reception on May 16, 2008, in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts. WireImage

Tom Brady, in a grey Best Buddies fleece, speaks at the The Audi Best Buddies Challenge at Hyannis Port, Massachusetts on May 17, 2008. WireImage

Brady attends an Audi event at The Delano Hotel on December 3, 2008, in Miami, Florida. Getty

Brady with model Gisele Bundchen at the Met Gala in New York City on May 4, 2009. Getty

Brady at Barnstable Brown for the 136th Kentucky Derby on April 30, 2010, in Louisville, Kentucky. Getty

At Harry Josh and Nur Khan's Spring Fling in New York on May 1, 2010. Getty

Brady, in a Polo Ralph Lauren shirt, attends a flag football match to start the 2010 Audi Best Buddies Challenge on June 4, 2010, in Boston, Massachusetts. Getty

Brady sports a Zegna leather jacket at the brand's store opening on September 20, 2011, in Boston, Massachusetts. Getty

Brady attends Royal Oak 40 Years: From Avant-Garde to Icon at Park Avenue Armory on March 21, 2012, in New York City. Getty

Brady and Bundchen attend the Met Gala at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 7, 2012, in New York City. Getty

Brady at the 2013 Derby gala at Barnstable Brown House on May 3, 2013, in Louisville, Kentucky. Getty

Brady and Bundchen at the Met Gala on May 6, 2013. AFP

Brady attends the 2013 Carnegie Hall Medal of Excellence Gala at the Waldorf Astoria New York, on June 13, 2013. Getty

At the Barnstable Brown Kentucky Derby Eve Gala on May 2, 2014, in Louisville, Kentucky. Getty

Brady at the Colcci show in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on April 15, 2015. Getty

Brady in a navy velvet jacket at 2015 Kentucky Oaks at Churchill Downs on May 1, 2015, in Louisville, Kentucky. Getty

Brady at the Montreal Grand Prix on June 11, 2016, in Canada. Getty

Brady, in a metallic silver tuxedo, and Bundchen attend the Met Gala in New York City on May 1, 2017. EPA

Brady sports a tan fedora at the 143rd Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on May 6, 2017, in Louisville. Getty

Brady arrives for Super Bowl LII on January 29, 2018, at the Minneapolis-St Paul International Airport in Minnesota. Getty

Brady and Bundchen at the Met Gala in New York City on May 7, 2018. EPA

Brady at a Tag Heuer event during the Formula 1 Grand Prix de Monaco on May 26, 2018. Getty

A more casual Brady at the Super Bowl Media Centre at the World Congress Centre in Atlanta, Georgia, on January 31, 2019. AFP

Brady and Bundchen at a UCLA ceremony honouring her and Barbra Streisand at the 2019 Hollywood for Science Gala on February 21, 2019, in Beverly Hills, California. AFP

Brady and Bundchen at the Met Gala on May 6, 2019, in New York City. Getty

Brady arrives at Gillette Stadium on November 24, 2019, in Foxborough, Massachusetts. AFP

Ready for tee-off, Brady arrives for The Match: Champions for Charity at Medalist Golf Club on May 24, 2020, in Hobe Sound, Florida. Getty

Different lawns. Brady arrives for US President Joe Biden's ceremony to honour the Super Bowl LV champions Tampa Bay Buccaneers on the South Portico of the White House in Washington, DC, on July 20, 2021. EPA

Brady at the 2021 Sports Illustrated Awards at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino on December 07, 2021, in Hollywood, Florida. Getty

Tom Brady, 44, may be one of the most decorated quarterbacks in NFL history, but off the American football field, he is 50 per cent of one of the most stylish couples in Hollywood with wife Gisele Bundchen.

That has certainly not always been the case for the California-born sportsman.

When his star began to ascend in the early 2000s, Brady was most frequently seen in oversized polo shirts, fleeces and bomber jackets. However, as red carpet events became more common, so did the suits, tuxedos and sharp tailoring.

Brady has been a Met Gala regular since 2005, when he first attended with ex, actress Bridget Moynahan. For his Met Gala debut he wore a black suit and for his second red carpet arrival at the Metropolitan Museum of Art's event he wore a black velvet tuxedo. Velvet dinner jackets appear to be a Brady favourite for formal events.

The star athlete is now married to Brazilian model Bundchen, 41, who has been one of the highest-paid models in the world since 2001. The couple have made appearances at Oscars parties, awards ceremonies, movie premieres and black tie events.

Ralph Lauren, Ermenegildo Zegna and Tom Ford are among Brady's designers of choice for formal events.

When it comes time to hang up his tux and dress down, he has a penchant for jeans and bomber jackets, desert boots and chunky knits. In January, he launched his own brand, Brady, one he claims is "for everyone".

“I’m in a locker room with a lot of different guys and body types,” Brady told Men’s Health. “We want to wear things that we can wear to our training facilities [and] when we come home on the weekends.”

The seven-time Super Bowl champion announced his retirement this week, marking the end of a career that has spanned 22 seasons.

“I have always believed the sport of football is an 'all-in' proposition – if a 100 per cent competitive commitment isn't there, you won't succeed, and success is what I love so much about our game,” Brady wrote in a lengthy post on Instagram to announce his retirement.

“There is a physical, mental, and emotional challenge EVERY single day that has allowed me to maximise my highest potential. And I have tried my very best these past 22 years. There are no shortcuts to success on the field or in life.

“This is difficult for me to write, but here it goes: I am not going to make that competitive commitment any more. I have loved my NFL career, and now it is time to focus my time and energy on other things that require my attention.”