--- title: Justin Timberlake Camo Outfit Is a Funny Super Bowl Meme description: Justin Timberlake singer suited up in a custom camouflage look for the Super Bowl Halftime Show, leading to plenty of fashion jokes. canonical: https://time.com/5133257/justin-timberlake-superbowl-outfit-meme/ author: Raisa Bruner article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-02-05T14:39:03.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-10-12T08:56:31.595Z og:title: Justin Timberlake's Halftime Fashion Inspired Many Jokes og:description: His choice of a camo-print suit and painted shirt raised some eyebrows og:url: https://time.com/5133257/justin-timberlake-superbowl-outfit-meme/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0b4cebf1e5e55f00/6988fa95cf40a841d8c4b321/justin-timberlake-superbowl-fashion.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 4861 og:image:height: 2734 og:image:alt: Pepsi Super Bowl LII Halftime Show og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Justin Timberlake's Halftime Fashion Inspired Many Jokes twitter:description: His choice of a camo-print suit and painted shirt raised some eyebrows twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0b4cebf1e5e55f00/6988fa95cf40a841d8c4b321/justin-timberlake-superbowl-fashion.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # The Internet Had Plenty of Jokes About Justin Timberlake's Halftime Show Fashion Choices > Sponsored content. 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Justin Timberlake's Tribute To Prince During Super Bowl Halftime Show Sparks Backlash_  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Feb 5, 2018 2:39 PM UTC  by [Raisa Bruner](https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Feb 5, 2018 2:39 PM UTC For the [Super Bowl LII Halftime Show](http://time.com/5131487/justin-timberlake-super-bowl-halftime-show-review/), Justin Timberlake came to Minneapolis ready to make a splash. One of his biggest statements: his choice of attire. The [_Man of the Woods_](http://time.com/5128399/justin-timberlake-super-bowl-halftime-show/) singer and [three-time Super Bowl performer](http://time.com/5129559/janet-jackson-justin-timberlake-super-bowl-2018/) started things out in camo-print pants, a shirt emblazoned with a landscape (including a deer), a fringed leather jacket, a red bandana around his neck and special edition Nike Air Jordans. It was an eclectic mashup of styles that had many scratching their heads — and others nodding to his latest album title to understand his inspiration. His dance-heavy performance, which saw him bringing back past hits like “Mirrors” and “Cry Me a River,” mixing in [new single “Filthy”](http://time.com/5089351/justin-timberlake-filthy-new-song/) and singing a duet with a projection of Prince, was filled with props and even a costume change when he swapped his leather jacket for a matching camo suit blazer. (That was for “Suit and Tie,” naturally.) But the outfit really got the internet joking. The look has high fashion bona fides, as it was custom designed for Timberlake [by Stella McCartney](https://www.instagram.com/p/BezDDfWHwRA/?hl=en&taken-by=stellamccartney). Yet there were still plenty of hot takes to be had on Twitter. > [](https://twitter.com/gabebergado/status/960323762775306240) > [](https://twitter.com/mlraposa/status/960325332808159232) > [](https://twitter.com/SBNation/status/960324474892582912) > [](https://twitter.com/thatchaddaniels/status/960401057145851906) > [](https://twitter.com/NerdyAndQuirky/status/960330632684621824) > [](https://twitter.com/justinflatable0/status/960325280081555456) > [](https://twitter.com/DamianTrillard/status/960325818512633856) > [](https://twitter.com/billyeichner/status/960323046954491904) > [](https://twitter.com/kalpenn/status/960323692180967424) > [](https://twitter.com/questlove/status/960323468993671168) > [](https://twitter.com/waltisfrozen/status/960325320074182656) > [](https://twitter.com/raymourflanigan/status/960327480337948672) > [](https://twitter.com/BrentBeshore/status/960512135703904259) > [](https://twitter.com/cinnamontoastk/status/960326031868678144) > [](https://twitter.com/BuschBeer/status/960330716855832576) > [](https://twitter.com/jamesvmcmorrow/status/960326672481439744) And then there was the Bob Ross take. > [](https://twitter.com/cailey%5Ffiore/status/960380651122896897) ## Transcript [ MUSIC ] mm [ MUSIC ] [ APPLAUSE ] Thank you. Thank you Minneaopolis. 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