We know it’s cold Lily, but John Motson wants his coat back… Lily James channels the legendary football commentator in a long shearling coat
The last time we saw her on screen she was filling out Baywatch star Pamela Anderson’s famous red swimsuit.
But Lily James has channeled a very different small screen icon with her latest outfit: legendary football commentator John Motson.
The actress was spotted wearing a long shearling coat similar to the one the famous BBC star wore on the touchline when she met a friend for coffee last week, albeit in blue instead of her signature brown. motty.
The coat the actress wore to her London outing appears to be the Alina belted double-breasted shearling coat from the Reiss chain, currently on sale for £925, having been reduced from £1,500 in January sales.
Chic: Lily James was spotted wearing a full-length shearling coat similar to the one worn by legendary football commentator John Motson
In fashion: John Motson, now 77, became famous for his shearling coat while covering a Wycombe Wanderers match in horizontal slush in 1990
The 33-year-old paired it with designer sunglasses and a £1,160 Versace tote bag, though as the face of the Italian fashion brand, she may have received the accessory as a freebie.
The star is also spearheading campaigns for Charlotte Tilbury makeup, and last week evoked the timeless glamor of Ava Gardner in a new ad for them.
Although he began commentating in 1971, Motson, now 77, became famous for his shearling coat while covering a Wycombe Wanderers match in horizontal slush in 1990. In his later career, he would buy them tailored in Savile Row , costing up to £2,000 one time. “I’ve always paid for mine,” he once said. “People think the BBC pays for them, but they don’t.”
Meanwhile, Lily will soon be linked to a different sport, wrestling, as she stars in the upcoming film The Iron Claw as the wife of real-life wrestler Kevin Von Erich, played by Zac Efron.
Expensive: The coat is on sale for £925, having been reduced from £1,500 in January sales