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Coco Jones' Super Bowl Style: A Karl Kani Creation
8 Feb
Summary
- Karl Kani designs Coco Jones' Super Bowl outfit.
- Outfit inspired by Whitney Houston's 1991 Super Bowl look.
- Song 'Lift Every Voice and Sing' has civil rights history.
Coco Jones, a Grammy Award-winning singer, is set to perform "Lift Every Voice and Sing" at Super Bowl 60. She will be adorned in an outfit designed by Karl Kani, a celebrated fashion designer known as the "Godfather of Urban Streetwear." Kani has also designed for Jones' eight-member orchestra.
The ensemble's design draws inspiration from Whitney Houston's memorable look during her 1991 rendition of "The Star-Spangled Banner" before Super Bowl 25. This sartorial choice by stylist Sankara Xasha Turé connects Jones' performance to a significant cultural moment in sports history.
"Lift Every Voice and Sing," a poem originally written in 1900 and later adopted by the NAACP, has deep roots in the civil rights movement. Its inclusion in the Super Bowl pregame ceremonies, which began in 2021, aligns with the NFL's efforts to promote social justice causes.
