Wherever BTS goes, they will leave a trail of broken records and sold-out fashion items in their wake. It’s inevitable: just look at the frenzy that followed the idols from Seoul as they traveled to America for their record-breaking mini-tour Permission to Dance in LA. When the confetti settled, the global superstars had sold 214,000 tickets, earning $33.3 million for the four-night run, and injecting an estimated $100+ million into the Los Angeles economy (thanks to their legion of fans, ARMY, flocking to the city from all corners of the world).
And they looked fly as hell doing it.
From award shows to performances to (well-deserved) days off, Bangtan’s brief Los Angeles residency was a parade of sartorial serves. Let’s relive that glorious LA run and the pure fashion bliss BTS gifted us.
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American Music Awards ‘Butter’ Performance
Our favourite idols turned the AMAs into a BTS concert by performing twice! For their pop sensation ‘Butter,’ they wore bespoke suits from Seoul atelier TAILORABLE in cheery, sunshine hues.
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American Music Awards ‘My Universe’ Performance With Coldplay
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The Late Late Show With James Corden ‘Permission to Dance’ Performance
For a performance of ‘Permission to Dance’ on James Corden, Bangtan wore coordinating pastel looks. From left to right, j-hope wore a green jacquard paisley jacket from Dries Van Noten ($1,375), Jimin wore the logo-jacquard denim jacket ($1,038) and matching pants from Casablanca, while Jin wore a check bouclé-tweed jacket from Amiri ($2,050). Namjoon wore BODE’s alpine popover jacket ($1,059) next to V who wore BODE’s Appalachian fringe suede jacket ($2,300), beside SUGA in his 73 London floral-embroidered canvas shirt (on sale for $377) and BODE long-sleeved embroidered cotton shirt ($477). Finally, Jungkook wore a floral print shirt from Salvatore Ferragmo (on sale for $395) with a BODE basket weave zip up jacket ($965).
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Press Conference at So-Fi Stadium
While meeting with journalists before sound-check on D2, BTS wore dark suits from Louis Vuitton.
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Jingle Ball Red Carpet
For a post-concert victory lap, BTS hit the Jingle Ball red carpet to remind us once again they are the finest brand ambassadors that Louis Vuitton has ever had. This time, the global superstars wore pieces from NIGO x Virgil Abloh’s LV² Pre-Spring 2022 collection.
From left to right, V wore the monogram trunkstripes cropped peacoat ($3,450), next to SUGA in his embroidered Louis Vuitton mockneck tee ($820). Jin wore an adorable intarsia jacquard duck crewneck ($955) next to JK in his monogram crazy denim pants ($1,800). RM looked cool with his LV made bucket hat ($760), giant damier laces windbreaker ($2,910) with the matching sneakers ($1,300). Jimin looked sweet in the sophisticated tiger cardigan ($1,800) next to Hobi who was outfitted in the gorgeous monogram colour block tailored denim jacket ($2,630).