No Stylist Episode 02: Joe Willock

For the latest episode of No Stylist we linked up with Arsenal and England U21 international midfielder Joe Willock to see if he has the style and vision to dig out the drip with No Stylist.

If you don’t already know, No Stylist gives players total control. It’s the ultimate test. We let them loose on a stylist’s rail of clothes to curate and pick out three separate outfits and dictate their own shoot.

To put Joe under the spotlight we lined up Osal Studio as the dedicated stylists for the day to judge Joe’s efforts. Together, the boys had to submit a final Style Report Card based on key criteria such as sneaker choice, brand knowledge and appropriateness to the theme to give the midfielder’s fits an official rating. All the while, Josh Denzel was on hand to dig deeper into Joe’s personal style and life beyond the pitch.

To find out what levels we were operating in, we took Joe back to the very beginning by talking through his first purchases, all-time favourite sneakers and memories growing up with two footballing brothers to find out how that impacted his life, career and style. Then, to unravel a little more about his style today, we gave Joe three themes to build his fits around.

Look one focuses on the pre-game and is all about the Jordan 1 Retro. If the Premier League adopted a player walk-in game week like they do in the NBA, what would Joe wear? We also put him on the spot to pick out the players and managers who would shine in the walk-in.

Look two, was all about the airport drip: the outfit you put together when you know you’ve got the time to chill, unwind and be comfortable en route to your holiday. It’s a fit that sees Joe reach straight for the Jordan 4.

Finally, the last outfit was focussed on a trip uptown. A look you put together to link up with the boys for the night.

Watch the full episode of No Stylist on the GAFFER YouTube Channel to find out how Joe got on and to hear more about his style stories, inspirations and all-time favourite purchases.