The Weeknd (not surprisingly) wore a red suit during the Super Bowl halftime show.
Richfresh designer Patrick Henry created the custom suit for the singer, reports WWD. The look – which has returned to several recent red-and-black suits worn by the star – features a sparkling red jacket worn over a black shirt, trousers and tie and black leather gloves.
“I really wanted to keep it clean,” the Los Angeles designer told the publication. “Everything is made so that he looks very much together when standing still, but he can still move around because Abel wants to move.”
The outfit honored ‘transformation’, which according to the designer ‘the whole tone and message of [The Weeknd’s] album called “After Hours.”
The transformation of the singer’s face, from bloodied and connected to changes with prosthetics and CGI plastic surgery, has also been a popular topic over the past year – a part of ‘The Character’ he created around his album.
The designer looked like the custom suits The Weeknd recently wore, the designer told WWD. The 30-year-old, whose real name is Abel Tesfaye, played his distinctive style while performing and attending with an inflated face, including during the 2020 VMAs, which saw him with bruises, and the U.S. Music Awards in 2020, where his face was completely wrapped in bandages.
“The importance of the whole headband reflects the absurd culture of Hollywood celebrities and people who manipulate themselves for superficial reasons to please and be empowered,” he told Variety earlier.
Although The Weeknd’s face did not change during the rest of the season, several dancers with facial expressions and similar outfits surrounded the star at various points during the performance.
As Page Six reported earlier, The Weeknd’s rest time performance took place mostly in the stands, rather than on the field, to comply with COVID-19 safety measures.