Now that the Olympics are over, the fastest man, Noah Lyles, appears to be the talk of the athletic town. In recent years, Lyles has emerged as a fast-paced athlete, a fashion icon, and a renowned brand face. However, there are some chapters of his life that he continues to be emotional about. One such memory resurfaced in a recent discussion, taking the reigning 100m champion down memory lane.

Appearing in the ‘Everybody Wants to Be Us’ podcast, Lyles spoke to Ben Gallaga, in the recent episode titled, “How to Believe in Yourself: Noah Lyles- Fastest Man In the World and Olympic Gold Medalist.” When asked how the feeling differs between walking a runway and a 100m race, Lyles recalls his first ever walk, which was with a special partner. He says, “I actually did one in back in 2018 with Y three. Because Y three is, you know, a subsidiary of Adidas. And I was doing it with Tory Bowie, you know, Olympic Silver medalist and World Championship in 2017.”

He further adds, “She actually passed away last year, unfortunately. But we were very close cause we trained together.” While recalling how he used to get nervous about his walks, Lyles added that the particular shoot featuring his first-ever walks was kind of tricky. He says, “I think the hardest part about this one was there were so many twists and turns. That you would cross paths with somebody and it’d be like, oh, don’t follow that one, follow this one. And that, that was the, that was the, the the scariest I think part of that specific shoot.”

Lyles even mentioned more about Tory in the podcast. He remembered that while they would be getting ready for the walk, she would get very nervous. Even though at that point, she had done more fashion walks and shoots than he had. Thus, he would ask her, what is she nervous for. And she would reply, “I always get nervous for this.” But Lyles would define it as, “it’s just walking.” He mentions how they can run in front of thousands of people, so walking does not seem very difficult. He says, “once you kind of get to the idea of it’s just walking and just follow the person in front of you, it’s, it’s pretty easy.”

Noah Lyles’ fashion endeavors

Lyles even mentioned in the podcast that apart from the walking, shoots are also about waiting in the green rooms a lot. However, this is feeling is something that he is familiar with. Noah Lyles himself has graced the Paris and Milan fashion weeks, extending his participation beyond the tracks. The athlete who is usually spotted donning sportswear, on such occasions was seen making an exquisite fashion statement. And this is something that Lyles does take interest in.

Speaking to Daily Mail, he had once said that if he finds an outlet to show his creativity, he finds that pleasurable. He had even added that ever since he has shown interest in fashion, there are a few fans who watch him compete to watch his outfits. Lyles had even donned a Hugo Boss outfit at the Milan Fashion in the past. Wearing a chocolate brown suit, the sport icon established his dynamic presence on the ramp.

More so, even recently, at the Paris Olympics, Lyles was seen making a bold statement. With pearls in his hair, motifs painted on his nails, and a gold and silver choker chain around his neck, Lyles entered the stomping grounds in some style. During the opening ceremony, he had ‘ICON’ painted on his nails and was wearing a Ralph Lauren blazer, much like the entire USA contingent. What do you think of Lyles’ inclination toward fashion? Let us know below.