How To Style Your England Women’s Football Shirt For This Sunday’s World Cup Final

The Women's World Cup is all we can talk about right now thanks to the Lionesses' triumphant semi-final win over hosts Australia in the 2023 tournament. And with the final right around the corner, we're already planning how to wear our England women's football shirt - as, let's face it, games like this don't come around often! Whether you're watching at home or heading to packed-out pub, it's always good to dress for the occasion.

But what it might surprise you to know is that football shirts have been in fashion for the past few seasons. They're frequently referenced in the work of Martine Rose. The designer became fascinated with how the sport was influenced by club culture in the late '80s, according to an interview with Vogue. And then there's Priya Ahluwalia, whose past collections have contained short-sleeved football polo shirts emblazoned with 'Ahluwalia'. And it's not just designer brands, break-out trends such as 'bloke-core' have seen a rise in vintage and retro football tops cropping up all over our Insta feeds.

After last year's Euros, where the women's team triumphed over Germany, it was clear that football fever was affecting people's shopping habits. On Klarna, sales of national football kits and uniforms jumped in the last week of July 2022, up by 110% compared to the beginning of the month. For this year's FIFA Women's World Cup, Klarna is introducing a new in-app game called 'Scream For Your Team', where you quite literally scream into your phone to win prizes via the app.

But back to football shirts, which have also cropped up time and time again on the street-style circuit. On the pavements of Milan, one woman wore a jersey from Paris Saint Germain, styling the look with a leather trench coat, wide-leg black trousers and designer sunglasses (Prada's Symbole). For an easy outfit formula, size up your England women's football shirt and wear, super slouchy, low rise baggy jeans or equally slouchy tailored trousers. For a Y2K take, wear your football top with a mini skirt and keep thinks kitsch.

If you want some styling tips from the pro's, just look to Victoria Beckham at the 2004 Men's Euros, who watched from the stands wearing a tank top with a logo of the Three Lions, bringing some glamour to proceedings with her famously big wrap-around sunglasses. Both women prove that when wearing any kind of official merch, you should stick to your style signatures and simply sub in the shirt.

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