England fans are channeling their inner Gareth Southgate for #WaistcoatWednesday
Even famous faces - and dogs - are getting involved
With England set to play in their first World Cup semi-final since 1990, the entire country is showing their support for the Three Lions – with waistcoats.
Ahead of the side’s clash against Croatia (7pm BST tonight, ITV), fans are mimicking the wardrobe of manager Gareth Southgate in aid of Bloodwise campaign #waistcoatwednesday.
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https://youtu.be/23kUxjAq6JU
BBC Breakfast, Sky News, Good Morning Britain and more got involved…
https://twitter.com/GMB/status/1016911537947185152
https://twitter.com/BBCBreakfast/status/1016922633206751233
https://twitter.com/jonathansamuels/status/1016908026744377344
https://twitter.com/rachelburden/status/1016907214496452613
https://twitter.com/bbc5live/status/1016934743022231557
Even a few pets are wearing the waistcoat with pride.
https://twitter.com/Jokatgocat/status/1016930811017420801
https://twitter.com/TreasuryMog/status/1016925457076322304
https://twitter.com/manandhisdog112/status/1016917972307316738
Some had to improvise to show support…
https://twitter.com/JoshBancroftUK/status/1016929391132266496
Others even made cupcakes in honour of Southgate…
https://twitter.com/chattrboxie/status/1016785153623019520
The initiative was cooked up by blood cancer charity Bloodwise who turned the nation's obsession with Southgate's sartorial choices into a fundraising campaign:
https://twitter.com/bloodwise_uk/status/1016956546390134784
"In honour of the England boss's new-found football fashionista status, we're inviting supporters to grab a waistcoat and button up to beat blood cancer," said the organisation.
Although they probably didn't bank on all these excited fans who couldn't spell waistcoat…
https://twitter.com/CharlotteHawkns/status/1016918392522133504
https://twitter.com/jamiestangroom/status/1016936953634123777
https://twitter.com/kmfmofficial/status/1016956047083401217
Here’s hoping Southgate pulls out another win tonight. We certainly wouldn’t say no to a Waistcoat Wednesday national holiday.