Why Is Will Ferrell Dressing Like a Downtown It Girl?
StyleTo get our attention, of course. And it’s working!By Eileen CartterFebruary 12, 2025Getty ImagesSave this storySaveSave this storySaveWill Ferrell is an enthusiastic basketball fan. The six-foot-three funnyman, who has hooped both fictionally and in real life, is a longtime fixture on the Los Angeles Lakers’ Celebrity Row. The actor and his oldest son, the 20-year-old musician Magnus Ferrell, sat courtside during Monday’s Lakers game against the Utah Jazz, during which the former Dallas Maverick Luka Doncic made his debut for the hometown team.While Magus sported a pretty conventional “LA guy” outfit (an Alpha Industries bomber jacket and some wire-rimmed glasses), his dad vibrated on another frequency altogether. The elder Ferrell was decked out in full sweatsuit commemorating the tennis great Arthur Ashe, which was designed in collaboration with the New York streetwear brand Rowing Blazers. He accessorized with orange Adidas Sambas, blue-tinted shades (which he later swapped out for more conventional, if still eccentric, thick-rimmed eyeglasses), and, most conspicuously, a furry, Lakers-yellow bucket hat from the beloved Belgian label Dries van Noten.Will Ferrell, wearing a Dries van Noten faux fur hat. Juan Ocampo/Getty ImagesLet’s run that back. Branded streetwear, sporty low-profile sneakers, tinted sunglasses, and a fur bucket hat? At this rate, Ferrell might as well be espousing his “creative consultant” credentials while sipping orange wine on a plastic stool outside of Time Again. (Naturally, in this scenario, Ferrell’s “downtown it girl” alter ego would be months late to that trend.)That said, Ferrell is no stranger to spectator antics—in December, he attended a Los Angeles Kings game while dressed as a dart-blasting, beer-chugging version of Buddy the Elf from Elf—and this one seems especially well timed. The actor is also currently promoting his new film You’re Cordially Invited, a romantic comedy also starring Reese Witherspoon. So, as far as this stunt goes: Well played, Will. We’ll gladly write about you wearing Dries anytime.
Will Ferrell is an enthusiastic basketball fan. The six-foot-three funnyman, who has hooped both fictionally and in real life, is a longtime fixture on the Los Angeles Lakers’ Celebrity Row. The actor and his oldest son, the 20-year-old musician Magnus Ferrell, sat courtside during Monday’s Lakers game against the Utah Jazz, during which the former Dallas Maverick Luka Doncic made his debut for the hometown team.
While Magus sported a pretty conventional “LA guy” outfit (an Alpha Industries bomber jacket and some wire-rimmed glasses), his dad vibrated on another frequency altogether. The elder Ferrell was decked out in full sweatsuit commemorating the tennis great Arthur Ashe, which was designed in collaboration with the New York streetwear brand Rowing Blazers. He accessorized with orange Adidas Sambas, blue-tinted shades (which he later swapped out for more conventional, if still eccentric, thick-rimmed eyeglasses), and, most conspicuously, a furry, Lakers-yellow bucket hat from the beloved Belgian label Dries van Noten.
Let’s run that back. Branded streetwear, sporty low-profile sneakers, tinted sunglasses, and a fur bucket hat? At this rate, Ferrell might as well be espousing his “creative consultant” credentials while sipping orange wine on a plastic stool outside of Time Again. (Naturally, in this scenario, Ferrell’s “downtown it girl” alter ego would be months late to that trend.)
That said, Ferrell is no stranger to spectator antics—in December, he attended a Los Angeles Kings game while dressed as a dart-blasting, beer-chugging version of Buddy the Elf from Elf—and this one seems especially well timed. The actor is also currently promoting his new film You’re Cordially Invited, a romantic comedy also starring Reese Witherspoon. So, as far as this stunt goes: Well played, Will. We’ll gladly write about you wearing Dries anytime.
