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Usherbrought his signature style to the2024 Super Bowlat Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas — and you bet it made us say: “Yeah!”
After weeks of anticipation, the music icon, 45, nailed his halftime show performance, during which he sang hit after hit including “My Boo,” “Confessions” and “Yeah!”
The singer — who brought outH.E.R,Alicia Keys,Will I Am,Lil JonandLudacris(the latter two he previously said he’d be “a fool” not to have join him onstage) for his performance, wore Dolce & Gabbana and Off-White.
His first outfit was all cream Dolce & Gabbana ensemble and featured a custom floor length wool overcoat with faux fur collar, fully hand embroidered with Swarovski crystals, pearls, and leaf and floral baroque motifs with dragonflies.
Under the coat, he wore a custom asymmetrical jacket with a phoenix pin encrusted with diamonds and rubies on top a pair of sculptural wool pants. He removed the jacket to reveal a custom vest hand-embroidered in Swarovski crystals on top of a “Marcello” ribbed tank top.
Soon after,Usher ditched that top too and briefly bared his abs(along with a 9-carat diamond Jacquie Aiche pendant bearing his initial) before he stepped offstage for an outfit change. For this look Usher also wore matching custom leather gloves encrusted with Swarovski crystals and pearls, one of which he took off in an apparent nod to Michael Jackson.
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Usher then emerged in a shimmering blue-and-black Off-White look consisting of five different pieces which had a total of 394,000 crystals (a crystallized anatomical letter biker jacket, a crystallized anatomical knitted turtleneck and a lurex sparkle under shirt, a pair ofcrystallized leather biker trousers and leather biker gloves) — and roller skates — for the second half of his electrifying set.
“What you wear matters,” UshertoldVoguein an exclusive interviewduring one of his fittings. “It’s drama, you know what I mean?”
Usherrevealed little about his performancein the month leading up — but did emphasize that he wanted topay tribute to Black artistson football’s biggest night.
Usher attends Paris Fashion Week from September, 27 to October, 3, 2023.Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images; Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images; Jacopo Raule/Getty Images; Stephane Cardinale - Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images
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The star said he wanted R&B to “take the main stage.”
“Not just R&B music, but R&B performance, R&B connection, R&B spirit," he said.
Usher performs during his residency at La Seine Musicale on September 25, 2023 in Boulogne-Billancourt, France.Kristy Sparow/Getty Images
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The artist admitted that it was “difficult”trying to fit 30-years’ worth of hits into a 13-minute set. But in anticipation of the event he’d been getting “notes” from everyone from Katy Perry tohis children.
Usher attends the Vanity Fair Oscar Party on March 12, 2023 in Beverly Hills and the Met Gala on May 1, 2023 in New York City.Daniele Venturelli/Getty Images; Sean Zanni/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images
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He also starred in anewly-launched SKIMS mens campaign(we have no doubt he’s wearing the brand under his outfit tonight) and released his ownSuper Bowl merch collection with the NFL.
The Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers will face off in Super Bowl LVIII, airing on CBS on Feb. 11 at 6:30 p.m. ET.
source: people.com
