Jessica Simpson Wears Determine-Hugging Leopard-Print Costume at Shock Efficiency

Jessica Simpson is bringing her love of leopard print middle stage!

The musician, 44, stepped out for a shock efficiency on the annual Luck Reunion competition on Friday, March 13 — rocking an animal-inspired ensemble that includes a touch of her southern roots for the Texas occasion.

Throughout the gig, which passed off at Willie Nelson’s Luck Ranch in Spicewood, Texas, Simpson wore a leopard-print maxi gown that includes loads of equipment, in addition to a cropped white floral knit cardigan to prime all of it off.

Simpson’s many equipment included an enormous silver belt decked out in turquoise stones, which matched her equally styled earrings and necklace. She additionally wasn’t shy when it got here to her silver jewellery on her wrists and fingers in the course of the gig, together with her exhibiting off some bedazzled motion on her nails, too.

Whereas on stage, the “Take My Breath Away” singer handled followers to tracks off her forthcoming Nashville Canyon, Half 1  EP, together with “Use My Coronary heart Towards Me,” “Go away” and “Sunday Lover,” in addition to a callback to 2005’s Dukes of Hazzard together with her cowl of “These Boots Are Made for Strolling,” per a launch.

After all, on her ft, Simpson rocked a pair of brown boots to mark the event — additionally making her Nancy Sinatra cowl slightly extra well timed.

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Her newest leopard look comes shortly after she confirmed off one other animal-print ensemble whereas on the airport on Thursday. Whereas in Austin to carry out for the primary time in 15 years on the Recording Academy’s Austin Chapter Block Social gathering amid the South by Southwest competition, Simpson gave followers a glimpse of a cozier leopard outfit through Instagram, that includes a fur teal coat, the jumpsuit itself and tall latex boots with heels.

In line with Rolling Stone, Simpson additionally carried out “These Boots Are Made for Strolling” and “Son of a Preacher Man” on the SXSW occasion on Wednesday, March 12, whereas choosing a suede Western outfit.

Throughout the occasion, she opened up about her determination to return to music forward of enjoying her first music, “Breadcrumbs,” marking its dwell debut. “This time, I wanted to recollect who I used to be and why I wished to sing within the first place and all of the music that evokes me,” she instructed the gang this week. “And I wanted to overlook who they instructed me to be.”

Simpson’s forthcoming EP Nashville Canyon, Half 1  will mark her first correct challenge in 15 years, following a 2021 cowl and 6 songs she shared alongside her 2020 audiobook.

As she instructed PEOPLE final month, her new music — which follows her and husband Eric Johnson’s announcement of their break up — additionally grew out of her 2022 bestselling memoir, Open Ebook.  “After I put out the e-book, I used to be like, ‘The sky’s the restrict for me,'” she mentioned, “but it surely was additionally – whoa, persons are responding to me as I’m. Not who I needs to be or might be and that gave me the braveness to return again to music.”