If your social media feeds have been fixated on Alicia Keys’ performance during Usher’s Super Bowl halftime show, her husband, Swizz Beatz, would like everyone to focus on what really matters — the fashion.
“Y’all talking about the wrong damn thing !!! y’all don’t see that amazing dress covering the entire stadium,” wrote the record producer, born Kasseem Dean, in an Instagram post on Monday as he referenced the voluminous, ruby-red organza cape that billowed out from a red crystal-encrusted jumpsuit by Dolce & Gabbana as she began her performance, dramatically detaching as she segued into a duet with Usher on the “classic” hit “My Boo.” (And yes, she was wearing makeup!)
Lauding that performance as “amazing,” Dean added, “We don’t do negative vibes on this side we make history,” directing his followers to the groundbreaking art exhibition he and his wife just debuted at the Brooklyn Museum, “Giants: Art from the Dean Collection.”
While some might argue that a stellar vocal performance is, in fact, a vital part of a successful halftime show, Swizz Beatz isn’t entirely wrong. With visual nods to Las Vegas and his native Atlanta — and coincidentally taking place during New York Fashion Week — there was as much to look at as there was to listen to during Usher’s Super Bowl halftime performance.
The fashion from his star-studded headlining performance included dazzling, decadent custom looks by Off-White, Louis Vuitton and Dolce & Gabbana, and jewelry by Jacquie Aiche.
Usher pulled off a medley of his greatest hits dressed in high glamour, something he told Vogue during a final fitting ahead of the show he was hoping to achieve.
“What you wear matters,” he told the publication. “It makes people feel something.”
Like Keys, Usher kicked off his performance in a cream look by Dolce & Gabbana featuring a fur-lined duster hand-embroidered with Swarovski crystal and pearl…
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