Justin Bieber’s Superpower Is Looking Good in Goofy Hats

His latest cap conquest? A tactical camo bucket hat, which he sported at a recent Arsenal-Manchester United match in Los Angeles.
INGLEWOOD CALIFORNIA  JULY 27 Justin Bieber attends the Arsenal and Manchester United preseason friendly soccer match at...
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Do you know Esphyr Slobodkina’s Caps for Sale, the lovely children’s book about a hat salesman who wears his wares atop his head and sleeps under a tree rife with larcenous monkeys? Then perhaps you could imagine a modern redux starring Justin Bieber, whose version would feature the pop star with a tall stack of his go-to headgear—a fuzzy red Kangol hat, a Los Angeles Angels fitted, a silky head scarf, an oversized beanie, and a Balenciaga ball cap, for example—balanced atop his head. And maybe he would be, like, napping beneath a coconut tree at Palm Heights or something.

Now, Bieber’s got a new cap to add to his stockpile: a camouflage-printed bucket hat (sometimes known as a “boonie”) that he wore to a pre-season friendly match between Arsenal and Manchester United at Los Angeles’s SoFi Stadium over the weekend. He paired the tactical cap with a white ribbed tank and printed gray sweatpants, and accessorized with a glittering duo of mushroom-shaped necklaces designed by the celebrity jeweler Alex Moss, which were a gift from his wife Hailey Bieber for the couple’s fifth wedding anniversary last year.

Justin Bieber attends an Arsenal-Manchester United pre-season match in Los Angeles.

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(Thankfully, Hailey also approved of her husband’s Arsenal-Man U look with a heart-eyes emoji on her Instagram story.)

On Sunday, the Biebers—who are currently awaiting the birth of their first child—shared a sweet video from their recent baby shower. For the occasion, Hailey wore a sheer yellow gown from Jacquemus and her go-to diamond-encrusted “B” pendant necklace, also designed by Moss. Justin, meanwhile, was in baggy jeans, fuzzy slippers, and—you guessed it—another hat. This time, it was a Brat-green beanie, which, for a baby shower, feels like a pointedly gender-neutral choice.