A moving tribute! Beyoncé stormed the scene at Super Bowl 50’s halftime show on Sunday, February 7, in Santa Clara, California, wearing a military-inspired jacket that looked just like the one the late Michael Jackson donned for his Super Bowl performance in 1993.
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Beyoncé, 34, performed “Formation,” the new single that she dropped the day before, in a custom, black leather DSquared2 jacket with a giant gold “X” embellished across the front.
It was a near-match to the King of Pop’s topper, which he wore more than 20 years earlier. While Queen Bey (whose 4-year-old daughter, Blue, watched from the stands!) finished her jacket with an Ashton Michael bodysuit, fishnets and boots by Christian Louboutin, Jackson added a white shirt, tight black pants and aviator sunglasses.
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“Beyoncé wanted to pay homage to Michael,” her stylist Marni Senofonte told Essence. “She has always said he is her biggest music influence, and Michael’s halftime performance marked a change in global interest for the halftime show.”
Beyoncé shared the stage with Coldplay, including frontman Chris Martin (in a white tee and floral-embellished jeans) and Bruno Mars (in head to toe leather).
(Wardrobe credit: BCBG dress, provided by Lord & Taylor)
