by Vanessa Friedman

For the ultimate in American sporting events, Sunday evening's Super Bowl 50 looked awfully... Italian.

Indeed, when it came to on-field style, if it wasn't Nike, it was a veritable microcosm of Milan Fashion Week — a preview, perhaps, of what we will see when the women's fashion season gets underway this month.

First up was Lady Gaga, wearing a blinding custom-made red Lurex Gucci trouser suit and red-white-and-blue sparkly platforms to sing the "Star-Spangled Banner," capping off what has been something of a major few days for the brand, after Beyoncé chose three (count 'em) Gucci looks, including runway styles Nos. 8 and 57 from the last show, for her "Formation" video.

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