Without wanting to reduce another footballer to an Augur of Style, it would be hard to ignore Dele Alli’s knee tape, seen during Tottenham’s Premier League match against Everton on Sunday.
The 19-year-old Spurs midfielder wore unusually printed kinesiology (KT) tape around his left knee. He also did an excellent volley, securing his reputation as a legit Euro 2016 contender, but really it’s the tape that grabbed us.
Twitter users reacted by comparing it to wallpaper, henna and psoriasis. Kinder commentary came from Fashion, who noticed the print is a bit Aztec, a bit Baja stoner-chic masquerading as Cruise SS16 print and, it transpires, abundant on the high street cruise-inspired collections.
Want the look? Of course you do. Asos have something similar in black and beige, in top and bikini form. Isabel Marant had similar prints in her spring/summer 2016 collection, while American Apparel have been peddling their (dubiously named) Afrika print for years in Spandex, on tube minis and bikinis. Topshop have gone one step further with these temporary tattoos which mean you could fashion your own fake tape for your knee. The reference might get lost, though.
