The Glorious, Bizarre History of Soccer and Fashion
Simon Doonan’s new book, <em>Soccer Style</em>, summarizes the long and complicated relationship between athletes and outlandish style.
by Sophie Gilbert
Jun 18, 2018
3 minutes
Robbie Williams’s performance at the opening ceremony for the 2018 World Cup was a lot of things, but first and foremost it was fitting. In Moscow, Williams—the 44-year-old former wild child, pop musician, and soccer fanatic—wore a shiny, skintight crimson suit with a leopard-print pattern, black patent loafers, and a black shirt unbuttoned to mid-chest, revealing body tattoos and a massivesilver chain. Williams’s hair was shaved at the (silver) sides and swept into a single plume on the top of his head. All in all, it was a psychedelic,
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