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Your support makes all the difference.<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nRead more<\/span><\/svg><\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nBad Bunny has never treated getting dressed as an afterthought to his music.<\/p>\n
The Puerto Rican star, 31, has maintained a striking wardrobe since bursting onto the music scene with his first album, X 100pre, in 2018 \u2013 gracing the red carpets with outfits that are eye-catching and unapologetically bold.<\/p>\n
Years later, that\u2019s still very much the case, though his looks have only become more refined.<\/p>\n
So, as he gears up to perform at the Super Bowl halftime show on February 8 \u2013 the first Latin artist to headline the event \u2013 here\u2019s a look back at some of his best looks.<\/p>\n
2018: Billboard Awards purple brocade and Seventies flair<\/strong><\/p>\nBefore the couture and Met Gala headlines, Bad Bunny\u2019s fashion identity was forged on stage.<\/p>\n
The metallic purple brocade suit worn to the Billboard Latin Music Awards in 2018 leaned into his inspiration from the bold age of psychedelic glamour.<\/p>\n
Wide lapels, flared trousers and tinted sunglasses nodded to Seventies tailoring, but the shimmer and lime green accents kept it cool.<\/p>\n
It was decadent, joyful and theatrical \u2013 a sign of Bad Bunny\u2019s looks to come.<\/p>\n
2019: Billboard Latin Music Awards pastel tailoring<\/strong><\/p>\nThe following year at the same awards ceremony, Bad Bunny retained his colour palette of green and purple but reworked the idea of a red-carpet suit entirely.<\/p>\n
A pastel lavender two-piece paired with neon green hair, visor sunglasses and trainers turned traditional tailoring into something more playful and irreverent.<\/p>\n
This look was an early sign that colour would become one of his most powerful fashion tools.<\/p>\n
2023: Met Gala white florals<\/strong><\/p>\nBy the time he arrived at the Met Gala in 2023, Bad Bunny had become a bona fide fashion presence within music and pop culture.<\/p>\n
Wearing a backless white suit by Jacquemus with an enormous sculptural floral train, he delivered one of the most photographed looks of the night. From the front, the tailoring was razor-sharp and traditional, but the back of his look is what captured the attention of photographers.<\/p>\n
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