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No Better Relationship Than an Arsenal Full‑Back and the Runway

This Paris Fashion Week, Arsenal’s Hale End academy is proving it’s about more than football. On June 26, 2025, 18-year-old Myles Lewis‑Skelly made his highly anticipated runway debut, walking for Grace Wales Bonner during the Wales Bonner show at Paris Fashion Week Men’s S/S 2026.

Wales Bonner’s Vision Meets Hale End Energy

Grace Wales Bonner, renowned for blending tailoring with Afro-Atlantic aesthetics, showcased her latest “Jewel” collection in a library-like set filled with bookshelves. The collection drew inspiration from Black dandyism and luminaries such as James Baldwin and Nikki Giovanni.

Myles Lewis‑Skelly’s appearance—sporting a silk shirt and tailored trousers—reinforces Wales Bonner’s emphasis on mixing sports heritage with fine tailoring, a visual expression of both elegance and youthful athletic confidence.

Lewis‑Skelly has been a standout at Arsenal this past season, making 23 Premier League appearances and scoring on his senior England debut—and he’s just signed a new long-term contract with the club, keeping him at Arsenal until 2030.

This isn’t the first time a Hale End graduate has hit the catwalk: just days earlier, Joe Willock appeared in the runway show for 424inc x Porsche during Paris Fashion Week.

Together, Lewis‑Skelly and Willock signal a trend: an emerging intersection where Arsenal’s brightest young talent overlaps with high fashion. Their runway forays blend athletic energy with sartorial elegance—expanding the definition of athlete influence.