Janelle Mone Found A Unique Way To Make A Fashion Statement Ahead Of The Super Bowl

Janelle Mone found a unique way to make a statement in the lead-up to Sundays Super Bowl  no easy feat given the weekends emphasis on all things football. 

The actor and singer, who goes by the pronouns she and they, turned up at the 2024 NFL Honors in Las Vegas last week in an eye-popping circular dress designed by Tony Ward that featured stripes in black, white, silver and purple.

Mone paired the dress with black, open-toe stiletto heels, and wore their hair in a Betty Boop-style pixie cut. 

Into the radius of a statement mini black dress with a voluminous circular pattern of black and silver sequins embroideries innovatively stitched together on a tulle base to wrap the allure, Wards website says of the ensemble, which is part of the designers spring-summer 2024 collection.

Fans and media outlets, however, compared the look to a rug , a CD and even a piano . 

Now in its 13th year, the NFL Honors celebrates the leagues best plays and players from the concluding season. 

Among those fted at last weeks ceremony were Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud, who was named Offensive Rookie of the Year, and Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson, the NFLs MVP for 2023. The Coach of the Year award went to Kevin Stefanski of the Cleveland Browns. 

One of the evenings presenters, Mone was coming off a big week of her own. Her most recent album, The Age of Pleasure, was up for two prizes at the 2024 Grammy Awards, held in Los Angeles on Feb. 4. 

Speaking to People last year, Mone cited their young niece, Jorgie, as her ultimate style inspiration. 

Shes confident and free, they explained. She puts together clothes and they dont have to match. They dont have to be in the same genre. And shes so happy. Thats what I think clothing is about. I dont need to be uncomfortable.

As for their well-established love of black-and-white ensembles , Mone said much of it stemmed from necessity. 

A lot of my fashion came from just not having enough money for things, they told People. As I was performing, I couldnt have a new look every performance. So I would just go to thrift stores and I would buy black, two dollar trousers or tuxedo pants and have them tailored to fit my body. And I would go to Banana Republic and get a white button down shirt.