Despite the huge hype around her performance, Lady Gaga managed to keep all details around her Super Bowl LI halftime performance and outfits top-secret.
The most we knew going into Sunday’s game was that there sadly wouldn’t be another meat dress moment (although, where better to rock a French Dip-themed dress than at the single biggest eating holiday in America?). The one thing we were sure of? She wouldn’t disappoint, and she proved us right, hitting (or rather, jumpingonto) the stage wearing a silver David Bowie-inspired Atelier Versace leotard with matching boots.
She only did one major costume change throughout the night (save for tossing on a gold bolero while tickling a keytar) when she changed into a football-inspired Versace number featuring a white crop top and silver bottoms to sing “Bad Romance.”
Donatella Versace was on-hand at the big game to show IRL support for Gaga.
Lady Gaga said at a Super Bowl press conference on Thursday that she doesn’t “like to use the word cram when it comes to fashion” and stuck to that mindset throughout her performance. She also nailed her beauty look with a crisp red lip courtesy of Marc Jacobs’ “Dashing” lipstick.
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And one reason Lady Gaga looked so amazing onstage? All that getting-ready prep, which started way back on Thursday. She posted an Instagram of herself practicing her best wind machine moves while wearing an eye mask.
And even her style has been very NFL-focused in the week leading up to the game, thanks to her go-to designer, Versace. She chose a Patriots-theme red, white and bluejacket, wrap skirt and lace-up boots from the brand for a press conference Thursday. The next day, she wore a color-block green, purple and black skin-tight outfit, also by Versace, complete with a football-theme handbag.
This article originally appeared on People.com
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