IF there is one thing footie boss Gareth Southgate does well besides managing the England team, it is being a dapper gaffer. He caused waistcoat sales to soar as he led the Three Lions to the World Cup semis in Russia in 2018, then sported a sharp suit and tie for Euro 2020 when England made the final at Wembley. But the unlikely style icon has since opted for more relaxed polo shirts and cardies, “to put players at ease”.
Gareth , 53, told GQ mag: “When you’re working with young lads, you don’t want to be too stiff in what you’re doing or wearing.” Deputy Fashion Editor Abby McHale takes a look at Gareth’s gear over the years as player then manager . .
. CELEBRATING in his playing days with a Union Jack flag after his first England call-up in 1995, the then clean-shaven 25-year-old Gareth is in full Nineties clobber. The Aston Villa star was on trend for the time with a Calvin Klein jumper tucked into jeans, worn with a belt.
With the average age of today’s England squad about the age he was here, the lads would be curious to check out the cut of his jib. TO be fair, there’s no points for fashion flair at the training ground – and Gareth looks more on the ball with his footie than his appearance. Back in the day, the Villa hotshot might just have got away with that white sweatshirt by Japanese sportswear brand Mizuno.
But he teamed it with three-quarter-length tracksuit bottoms with natty side zips. Maybe best we don’t get too good a look at them here.
