The most iconic Super Bowl half-time show outfits of all time
The outfits that made football fashionable
By Style staff|12:11am Feb 04, 2019
The Super Bowl is meant to be about the game of NFL, but football takes a backseat once the half-time performance kicks off. And where there's music, there's fashion.
Every great performer from Diana Ross and Beyoncé to Michael Jackson and Madonna know that a great costume is as important as a synchronised dance number.
The late King of Pop brought style to the stage in spades in 1993, rocking a black-and-gold military-inspired suit, while Givenchy and Versace are just some of the luxury fashion houses that have dressed starlets such as Madonna and Lady Gaga in recent times.
This year, Maroon 5 took to the stage, alongside rappers, Travis Scott and Big Boi, fusing rock-and-roll style (think a shirtless Adam Levine), with oversized fur coats and plenty of chains.
Click through to see the most iconic Super Bowl costumes of all time.
Whitney Houston performing at Super Bowl XXV in 1991
Diana Ross performing at Super Bowl XXX in 1996
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James Brown at Super Bowl XXXI in 1997
John Goodman, Dan Aykroyd and Jim Belushi perform as The Blues Brothers at Super Bowl XXXI in 1997
Gloria Estefan at Super Bowl XXXIII in 1999
Britney Spears and N' Sync performing at Super Bowl XXXV in 2001
Bono performs with US at Super Bowl XXXVI in 2002
Shania Twain performing at Super Bowl XXXVII in 2003
Gwen Stefani performing at Super Bowl XXXVII in 2003
Janet Jackson and Justin Timberlake performing at Super Bowl XXXVIII in 2004. The performance featured a controversial wardrobe malfunction that saw the former NYSNC singer accidentally expose Jackson's piercing-clad breast.
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Mick Jagger performs with the Rolling Stones at Super Bowl XL in 2006
Prince performing at Super Bowl XLI in 2007
Will.i.am, Taboo, Fergie and Apl.de.ap of the Black Eyed Peas performing at Super Bowl XLV in 2011
Madonna performing at Super Bowl XLVI in 2012
Beyonce Knowles, Kelly Rowland Michelle Williams of Destiny's Child performing at Super Bowl XLVII in 2013
Katy Perry performing at Super Bowl XLIX in 2015
Beyoncé performing at Super Bowl 50 in 2016
Lady Gaga performing at Super Bowl LI in 2017