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Hello, welcome to whatever we now call this day in this post-"Formation," post-"Formation" swag, post-mind-melting Super Bowl performance and tour announcement to go along with it. No longer Monday, it's now Beyday, as is tomorrow and every day that follows.
Beyoncé has been truly masterful with the release of this song and concert news. The outfit choices for her Super Bowl 50 performance were just as meticulous.
The Queen called on Dsquared2 to make her custom leather outfit. It harkened back to the same outfit Michael Jackson wore when he performed at the Super Bowl in 1993.
"We love Beyonce and wanted to create something where she resembles a warrior leading her female posse who fall into formation and take Super Bowl 50 at half-time," Dsqaured2 designers Dean and Dan Caten tell The Hollywood Reporter.
She also wore Christian Louboutin boots to help her keep her footing on the field, Footwear News reports. Of course, the $1,295 boots sold out almost immediately after the halftime performance.
You can have one part of Beyoncé's look for only $10, though. She wore OPI's Black Onyx nail lacquer (which isn't sold out, yet), finished it with a matte coating, and a single gold stud.
Meanwhile, Beyoncé's backup dancers were all wore New York-based designer Zana Bayne. Milk describes Bayne as Beyoncé's "go-to leather girl" and she provided pieces for the singer to wear in music videos like "Flawless" and "Grown Woman." For footwear, the dancers wore Doc Martens.
Twitter also noted that Beyoncé's and her backup dancers' outfit paid homage to the Black Panthers.
Beyoncés dancers in black berets at #SB50 paying homage to the Black Panthers 50 years after their #formation in '66 pic.twitter.com/YXpzBkkm6s
— The Dream Defenders (@Dreamdefenders) February 8, 2016
All of Bey's dancers SLAY in custom Zana Bayne leather harnesses !! pic.twitter.com/8ww1xWUSEY
— Zana Bayne (@zanabayne) February 8, 2016
Oh, and Bruno Mars also performed yesterday. He wore custom Versace. We don't know what Chris Martin was thinking with his outfit.