![]() ![]() Modern footballers’ style seems like less of a minefield now thanks to a renewed emphasis on self-expression. ‘I feel like a sheep,’ jokes Mount when getting comfortable in the cream look. ![]() From the logo-print jeans to the green knit and Carhartt collaboration trainers, Marni is another clear winner along with an Yvonne Léon rectangle pendant necklace, ‘very cool’ LE17SEPTEMBRE Homme jacket, and an s.s.DALEY sweater. I’ve got quite similar ones in my wardrobe,’ he shares, admitting that he didn’t know too much about the utilitarian-meets-preppy Swedish brand that he ended up gravitating to the most. ‘I love the brown OUR LEGACY trousers in the second ’fit. Looking good and feeling good go hand in hand for the footballer, and the final looks feature the SS23 pieces that he rates the most. Greeting the team on set with hugs and Cadbury chocolate, Mount links one of his playlists to the speakers so songs by Drake, Asake, Stormzy, and Stevie Wonder soundtrack his laid-back, laughter-filled MATCHESFASHION shoot. I’ve got quite similar ones in my wardrobe.’ To have it on my body and bring back the memories of that day means a lot.’ Besides having the big ears trophy on his side – it was so sore he remembers, lifting up his shirt to show it – his arm is illustrated with cherubs inspired by his grandparents’ wedding, his nan’s favourite flower of a stargazer lily, boxing gloves for his granddad, the HMS Victory ship to represent his hometown, and the year of his birth, 1999. ‘My dad’s got them and as soon as we won, I was like, I need to get a tattoo of it. ‘I’ve kept the boots from the game and I’ve not cleaned them.’ That major European title also kicked off the footballer’s tattoo collection. ‘To be able to go through that experience is so special and meaningful to me,’ he says. ![]() Forward Kai Havertz ran on to his pass to score the only goal in the final against Manchester City. But it’s the UEFA Champions League that takes pride of place – Mount calls the triumph in 2021 the highlight of his career so far. The two-time Chelsea FC Player of the Year has both awards, the FIFA Club World Cup 2021 replica, and others on display in his home. ‘I always love to dress smart, look cool, and have a really nice piece on.’ An England regular and part of the squad that lost to Italy in the delayed UEFA Euro 2020 final, Mount played for the Three Lions at the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 and won the penalty that captain Harry Kane missed in the quarter-finals against France. A first Premier League hat-trick against Norwich in October 2021 at Stamford Bridge, for example, and his more recent goals have been accompanied by his now-signature Chunkz Frankenstein celebration. Since making his senior debut under club legend-turned-manager and childhood inspiration Frank Lampard in August 2019, the 24-year-old’s many memorable moments revolve around decisive assists and classy goals. Portsmouth-born Mount joined the Blues aged six and has engineered an unprecedented, accolade-ridden rise through the academy with loan spells at Vitesse Arnhem and Derby County. I’ve gained going out on loan, living in Holland, then coming back to London.’ ‘But the other side is casual when I’m going to football or just lazing around the house. As dynamic and adaptable a dresser as he is an elite attacking midfielder, he’s still got those Burberry shoes but admits he can’t wear them to training. If I have a shoot or an event I’m going to, I always love to dress smart, look cool, and have a really nice piece on,’ he tells MATCHESFASHION as we chill in his tidy front room. (An outfit that caused the internet to collectively double take.) Polarising memes and emoji reactions aside, it was the Chelsea FC and England player’s most revealing look yet: instantly marking him out as a playful risk taker and one to watch in the menswear style stakes. Mason Mount really likes the baggy brown Burberry suit and chunky sneakers he wore to the Wakanda Forever film premiere in November. Against the backdrop of a dramatic 2022/23 football season, Chelsea FC starboy Mason Mount breaks down his style progression and tries OUR LEGACY, Bode, Marni and more on for size.
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