We could learn a thing or two about love from Justin and Hailey Bieber’s evolving styles.
When the pair got back together in 2018, they were on the same sartorial page, both fond of maximalist fashion—logos, bright colors, and loud prints galore. But as they’ve matured, the duo has developed their own distinct tastes independent of each other.
Hailey has undergone the most marked transformation, trading in her matching sets, neon-framed sunglasses, and Balenciaga sock boots for a more refined style. These days, her wardrobe is marked by workhorse basics and a streamlined simplicity: white tees, jeans, leather jackets, and loafers. That said, she’s also known to break out an ultra-mini lingerie-inspired dress, a statement-making coat, and occasionally an archival fashion banger, for novelty’s sake.
Justin, meanwhile, has continued to push the boundaries of proportion and layering. While he’s since moved on from the kind of shaggy style one might find on the Venice Boardwalk—with bleached-blonde hair to match—Justin has maintained a fondness for oversized pieces and psychedelic graphics favored by the skater boy community. Ultra-baggy jeans, a loud puffer, and anything with a hood are firmly in his wheelhouse.
The Biebers’ contrasting tastes mark both their joint red carpet appearances and their off-duty sightings. Take the 2022 Grammys, when Justin opted for an oversized Balenciaga suit with a neon pink beanie and Crocs (which subsequently went viral), while Hailey went her own way in a minimalist white strapless Saint Laurent dress. And who can forget the instance in 2023 when Justin celebrated Hailey’s Rhode collab with Krispy Kreme in a groutfit and yellow Crocs? (She, meanwhile, opted for a red Ermanno Scervino strapless mini dress and Ferragamo bag.)
Throughout their relationship, the two have continued to grow into themselves, moving away from their shared fashion choices. But rather than try to force themselves to change for each other, Hailey and Justin Bieber know that their divergent tastes are just part of what makes their relationship, well, theirs. Opposites attract, after all.
Here, revisit some of Justin and Hailey Bieber’s best mismatched couple style moments.
