Ødegaard, Saka and Son lead stars at London Fashion Week
Footballers from both sides of the Premier League’s north London divide put their rivalry aside to attend one of the most
prestigious shows at London Fashion Week.
With club allegiances put aside for the evening, players from Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur were spotted mingling convivially at the Burberry Autumn/Winter 2024 event
which took place outdoors underneath a huge marquee in Victoria Park,
London.
Fresh from scoring in Saturday’s 5-0 drubbing of beleaguered Burnley, Arsenal duo Bukayo Saka and Martin Ødegaard were in attendance, the former opting for a bulky sheepskin coat to keep
the chill at bay.
Bukayo Saka and Martin Ødegaard arrive at the London Fashion Week
show. Dave Benett/Getty Images for Burberry
Ødegaard plumped for a dark ensemble consisting of a black Harrington
jacket and a sensible knitted zipped sweater underneath.
Central CEE, Barry Keoghan and Bukayo Saka attend the Burberry Winter 2024
show. Dave Benett/Getty Images for Burberry
While waiting for the show to begin, Saka was seen posing for photos on the
green carpet with rapper Central CEE and actor Barry Keoghan, whose star is
on the rise after prominent roles in “The Banshees of Inisherin” and
“Saltburn.”
Tottenham were represented by players past and present as club captain Son Heung-Min led the line, looking every inch the catwalk superstar in his dapper rain
coat and slicked hair.
Son Heung-Min arrives to attend the catwalk presentation. DANIEL LEAL/AFP
via Getty Images
Both Son and Saka are brand ambassadors for Burberry, and the pair even
fronted the label’s spring/summer campaign last year. The South Korean star
was ably flanked by former Spurs heroes Gareth Bale and Dele Alli, who were in attendance with their partners.
A year on from retiring, Bale was seen in the front row alongside his wife,
Emma Rhys-Jones, as well as Ødegaard and Chelsea defender Ben Chilwell, who proudly wore his club colours in the form of a highly snazzy
sleeveless vest.
Martin Ødegaard, Gareth Bale, Emma Rhys-Jones and Ben Chilwell take their
seats. Dave Benett/Getty Images for Burberry
Chilwell was also spotted chatting with ex-Tottenham and England midfielder Alli, now at Everton, who had bleached his hair and donned his finest fatigues for the occasion.
Dele Alli and Ben Chilwell attend the Burberry Winter 2024 show. Dave
Benett/Getty Images for Burberry
The footballing cohort proceeded to rub shoulders with a host of celebrity
names such as actors Olivia Colman and Joanna Lumley, supermodels Naomi
Campbell and Cara Delevingne, and even titans of the British rap scene
Dizzee Rascal, Kano and Skepta.
Source: Footballers from both sides of the Premier League’s north London divide put their rivalry aside to attend London Fashion Week.
