NBA star Kobe Bryant continues to lead the defending champion LA Lakers back among the ranks of the league’s elite and has recently shown the way in cutting edge men’s fashion in Gentlemen’s Quarterly December issue.

The four-time NBA champion took time off from the hardcourt spotlight to showcase under the studio lights classic styles yet up-to-the-times men’s apparel.

In the latest issue of the men’s magazine, Bryant illustrated ways of dressing up, without the sneakers, of course, but still being able to express one’s identity.

Among the brands the Laker All-Star guard donned in the spread were Gucci, Yves Saint Laurent, Dior Homme, Ralph Lauren Purple Label, Tommy Hilfinger and Tom Ford.