“Vintage shorts, by Kildare GAA”
Nope, not those fake Gucci ones this time.
The latest Paul Mescal photoshoot has sent Twitter into all sorts of commotion among fans of the Irish actor. In his most recent set of pictures, taken for GQ Magazine, Mescal sports that Connell chain from 'Normal People', some threads with some serious price tags, with his Kildare GAA shorts being the cherry on top.
In the full article, which you can read and have a look at over on the GQ website, Mescal or "Mescalmania" as they've termed it, has well and truly stayed strong for all of 2020. Discussing the subject of playing Gaelic football while growing up, Mescal said he "was definitely not the most skilled" at the sport; while talking about paparazzi he admits he finds "the whole thing a little bit toxic".
Sure we ourselves here at entertainment.ie even had a go at breaking down why we think 2020 has been the year of the man from Kildare.
And so, without further ado, here is the picture that is brewing up one hell of a storm over on Twitter. Yep, that price tag really is $9,950.
“Vintage shorts, by Kildare GAA” pic.twitter.com/oSibvzyWsp
— ⭐ amy o'connor ⭐ (@amyohconnor) October 19, 2020
Paul Mescal photographed by Alasdair McLellan for GQ pic.twitter.com/eDMgVqbbKD
— Film Updates (@FilmUpdates) October 19, 2020
And now, strap yourselves in for the reactions.
This is exactly how I looked walking into the house after training to tell my Ma I was dropped off the county minor team in 2012 and that Paul Mescal was starting corner back ahead of me for the semi final pic.twitter.com/rKl6vAbkyu
— Killian Mulhall (@94Kill) October 19, 2020
Really make the 10k jumper pop
— ? Scarah Hallowbreen ? (@SarahJayBee) October 19, 2020
Late for training and not even togged out properly.
— david murphy (@DavejMurph) October 19, 2020
the jumper looks like something that your mam makes you wear while you're pulling weeds in the garden
— megatronstrikesagain (@be_da_lort) October 19, 2020
He's on his summer holidays at lough Derravaragh in his father's pullover with a face on him cos his mother wants a photograph
— BruanneBrenn (@BruaneBrenn) October 19, 2020
Paul Mescal’s GQ photoshoot dropping on the eve of lockdown 2 is no coincidence
Stop shoving this man before me each time I am desperately looking for a distraction from my suffering. He is NOT it— reesh (@KrisJennerTD) October 19, 2020
I presume GQ thought “shorts, €25 on https://t.co/fTnXPY8iJh” would only cheapen the $9,950 Hermès pullover. https://t.co/YW0gDHCoUz
— Gavan Reilly (@gavreilly) October 19, 2020
Vintage - they’ve the new Jaysus O’Neill’s logo!
— Brendan Kennedy (@BrendanKenno) October 19, 2020
Great to see our 'Vintage Shorts' feature in @GQMagazine. An ideal stocking filler this Christmas⬇️ https://t.co/1GwwdVyhFL
Wishing @mescal_paul continued success? pic.twitter.com/ybs4qjsBBA
— Kildare GAA (@KildareGAA) October 19, 2020
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