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Football pundit Ian Wright wore a £69 black wool beret during an England versus Czechia match, drawing more attention than the game itself. Critics compared his look to Frank Spencer and Orson Welles, while one fashion expert called him an "art professor." The beret proved useful when the Wembley pitch sprinklers activated, prompting jokes from other pundits about its purpose.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-11,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
Ian Wright, a football pundit for ITV, wore a £69 black wool beret during England's 3-0 Nations League victory over Czechia on November 14, 2023. His outfit drew significant attention and jokes from viewers, with some likening him to Frank Spencer (a character from the British sitcom "Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em") or mistakenly suggesting it was a tribute to Samuel L Jackson. Fans of his former club, Crystal Palace, were less kind in their comparisons, while fashion expert Adam Cheung found Wright's look reminiscent of an engaging art professor.
Written for “Ian Wright Fashion Blunder” on 2026-10-11,
grounded in this article and the 0 other(s) covering the same event.
With his jaunty beret, statement spectacles and oversized suit you might think football pundit Ian Wright was trying to copy Hollywood actor Samuel L Jackson... or Frank Spencer.
uncertain
Wright → think → Jackson
Or maybe he thought England were playing France.
asserted
England → think → France
His striking look certainly stopped ITV viewers switching over, with one joking online: ‘Loving Ian Wright’s Frank Spencer cosplay’.
asserted
one → stop → cosplay
Others added: ‘That’s not Frank Spencer, that’s Frank Marks & Spencer’, ‘How did Roy Keane keep a straight face?’ and ‘Is that the French version of Samuel L Jackson?’
‘Ooh Betty!’, joked another referring to Spencer’s (played by Michael Crawford) on-screen wife in the TV comedy Some Mothers Do ’Ave ’Em.
asserted
Mothers → add → Em
Supporters of his former club Crystal Palace were unimpressed: ‘Bad version of Orson Welles? More like Orson Cart,’ wrote one, presumably more senior, fan.
asserted
fan → write → Cart
Fashion expert Adam Cheung on the GQ website was more complimentary: ‘He looked like an art professor you’d actually turn up to a 9am lecture for,’ he wrote.
asserted
he → look → lecture
Wright’s £69 black wool beret was a far more interesting talking point than England’s straightforward 3-0 Nations League victory over Czechia
With his jaunty beret, statement spectacles and oversized suit you might think football pundit Ian Wright was trying to copy Hollywood actor Samuel L Jackson (pictured)
His striking look certainly stopped ITV viewers switching over, with one joking online: ‘Loving Ian Wright’s Frank Spencer (pictured) cosplay’
uncertain
one → think → cosplay
The beret came from small Kent-based independent menswear label AWMS and Wright teamed it with a £230 oversized grey linen-cotton suit from the Universal Works brand in Nottingham.
asserted
Wright → come → Nottingham
His stylist, Jess Stebbings, told GQ: ‘Ian’s style is just generally quite timeless and classic, and he knows what suits him, what works for him, what he likes.
asserted
he → tell → what
He doesn’t really follow trends.
asserted
He → follow → trends
We just wanted to switch up his hats a bit.’
asserted
We → want → hats
The beret did come in useful when Wright, fellow ITV pundit Roy Keane and presenter Mark Pougatch were caught off-guard when the Wembley pitch sprinklers came on before kick-off on Tuesday.
asserted
sprinklers → come → Tuesday
As the pundits ran for cover, Pougatch jokingly asked Wright: ‘Is that why you’ve got a hat on?’
asserted
you → run → hat
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