I served as lead wardrobe assistant for the Super Bowl LVI halftime show, working under the wardrobe team to manage costuming across the full production. The show was staged in five distinct segments, each with its own dancers, choreography, and wardrobe requirements, performed live in front of a global broadcast audience.
My Role
Led wardrobe organization for over 100 outfits across the show's four segments
Tracked and kept receipts for wardrobe budgeting and spend
Organized wardrobe for the dancers across every segment, keeping outfits sorted, labeled, and ready by performer and cue
Managed quick changes on show day, coordinating timing so performers were dressed and in position before their segment began
How I Handled It
Built an organization system for over 100 outfits sorted by segment and performer, so any piece could be located instantly during a quick change
Kept receipts and documentation for every wardrobe purchase to keep the budget accountable and audit-ready
Coordinated closely with dancers ahead of time on their changes, so each one knew their sequence and timing before show day
Ran quick changes live, keeping performers on schedule to hit their marks for each of the show's four segments
The Challenge
A live halftime show gives you almost no room for error. Over 100 outfits had to be organized, tracked, and staged across four separate segments, each with its own performers and choreography — and unlike a photo shoot or a set with retakes, every quick change on show day had one shot to happen correctly and on time, in front of a live global audience.
Keeping the budget accountable added another layer underneath all of that: every piece of wardrobe needed to be tracked and receipted, even while the on-the-ground work of dressing dancers and managing changes was happening in real time.
The Result
All four segments of the show were fully costumed and executed on schedule, with every quick change completed live during one of the most-watched broadcasts of the year.
