A MODEL for the government’s official passport photo guide has left Brits in stitches after wearing a Stone Island jumper for his pics.
The brand – popular amongst football fans in particular – has gained a hilarious reputation for its wearers trying to show off the renowned badge on the arm of their tops in photos wherever possible.
It seems one chap modelling for the government’s official web page is no different either, as he managed to cheekily sneak the badge in on a snap of him showing what an acceptable passport photo looks like.
The subsection of the government’s website is dedicated to demonstrating to the public what their portrait shots should look like.
Criteria are set out on the page alongside images of models posing both correctly and incorrectly for photos.
An image of one of the young models shows him demonstrating how the photograph’s background should remain plain and light-coloured, without any texture or objects in the background.
The model – who retains a neutral facial expression expected of passport snaps – sports a plain black jumper and is seen from the chest up.
Upon closer inspection though, one can make out the recognisable rectangular fabric of the Stone Island badge on the model’s arm, complete with the yellow compass design of the company’s logo.
The badge was spotted by one Brit yesterday, who shared it to social media uncaptioned, but with the badge circled to point it out to other users.
The post received over 11,000 likes and more than 35 comments from social media users left in stitches by the discovery.
One user said: “I’ve just had to go to the actual site to check you weren’t doctoring the piccies.”
Another wrote: “Woah careful we got a bad boy alert.”
A third replied: “Sensational work there – 10/10.”
Another commented: “Fake. If it was real, his arm would be angled towards the camera.”
A fifth replied: “It’s no coincidence, official government gear now.”
