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Coordinated superstar couple looks are a story as previous as time. From Victoria and David Beckham’s memorable matching leather-based ensembles in 1999 to Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake’s iconic double denim apparel in 2001, quite a few stars have synchronized their wardrobes to specific their relationship standing.
The newest couple to embrace the matchy-matchy development is actress and singer Selena Gomez and report producer Benny Blanco. Newly engaged and contemporary from releasing a brand new album, “I Said I Love You First”, marking their first mission as a pair, the pop music duo was noticed in coordinated western outfits as they arrived at Madison Square Garden in New York to observe the Knicks vs. Celtics basketball sport on Tuesday.
Gomez and Blanco seemed like a mirror picture of one another as they wore matching camel-colored, calf-skimming coats and low-heeled cowboy-style boots. But in addition they added particular person touches to their looks: Gomez opted for traditional items together with blue denims and a black purse, whereas Blanco ditched his typical rainbow colours for a pair of cow-print pants and a striped child blue and white Coors Rodeo work shirt. During the sport, the couple sat courtside and posed affectionately for the jumbotron.
The method to joint dressing was not a departure from the norm for Gomez and Blanco, who first met in 2015 when Blanco co-produced Gomez’s single “Same Old Love.” Last December, they introduced their engagement on Instagram, with Gomez showing off her glittering Marquise-cut diamond ring. Since then, the pair have appeared collectively publicly at a number of high-profile occasions, together with the 82nd Annual Golden Globes in January, the place Gomez wore a pastel blue off-the-shoulder robe alongside Blanco in a harmoniously pale white go well with. In February, they appeared on the cowl of Interview Magazine, clad in matching pinstripe zoot-suits; Gomez in full-glam make-up and Blanco nestling dotingly onto her shoulder together with his ordinary groomed scruff.
The couple additionally made a classy look at the 2025 Oscars in March, with Gomez dazzling in a customized Ralph Lauren robe, that includes over 16,000 drops of glass and hand-sewn Rosemont crystals, and Blanco choosing a white go well with and diamond brooch as an alternative of a tie. Both exuded an air of previous Hollywood glamour, although Blanco later commented on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” that Gomez deserved “a medal of honor” for her glamorous effort. Meanwhile, he joked that he “looked like a slob” as compared.
While that was removed from the case, it seems that Blanco never misses the opportunity to praise Gomez. That’s evident on his TikTok account, which frequently options him cooking for her, prompting some followers to endearingly joke that his web page has turn into a Gomez fan account.
Matching vogue isn’t restricted to superstar {couples}. Used to suggest compatibility, it’s a development that has lately taken off on TikTok, the place there are hundreds of movies of on a regular basis {couples} exhibiting off coordinated looks.
“Especially when (a couple gets) married, they start to present as one unit,” Jay Yoo, affiliate professor in the division of human sciences and design at Baylor University in Texas, informed NCS over a cellphone name. “Individual identity is now the negotiated identity.”
Based on his research of married couples, Yoo mentioned merging types is typically the end result of a rising identification between companions in addition to an effort to convey an alignment of standing. For this motive, loads of consideration is paid to how well-known {couples} gown, as followers eagerly look out for potential indicators of the state of their relationships. If dressing alike is interpreted as an indication of solidarity, superstar {couples} with mismatched types are seen by some observers as being much less emotionally related.
Justin and Hailey Bieber have on a number of events appeared dressed for seemingly reverse events. For the promotional launch of a brand new lip gloss for Hailey’s magnificence model Rhode final September, she stepped out in a red strapless mini dress and heels while Justin followed closely behind in gray sweats, crocs and a pink cap.
Kylie Jenner and Timothée Chalamet have additionally sported starkly totally different looks since being romantically linked, in 2023. At the Santa Barbara International Film Festival in February, Jenner caught to her sultry fashion, carrying a black halter-neck gown, whereas Chalamet wore a lime-green printed shirt with denims and sneakers. In the similar month, the couple attended the Berlin International Film Festival, as soon as once more carrying wildly disparate outfits; Jenner in a shimmery black gown with a sweetheart neckline and Chalamet in a cotton sweet pink tank prime and hoodie.
These appearances have led some followers to take a position on the stars’ compatibility. Yet, whereas a coordinated aesthetic could be satisfying to the eye, there has additionally been a well-documented quantity of separations amongst A-listers regardless of their aligned method to dressing, suggesting {that a} shared wardrobe won’t be the finest signifier of a relationship’s success.
Like most issues in life, it’s about discovering steadiness, and whereas there’s no hurt in twinning together with your vital different, Gomez and Blanco’s love-lassoed look maybe reveals the key to doing it tastefully: embrace widespread floor however keep true to your variations.