"A little bit of Northern Ireland and Magherafelt" have gained international attention thanks to Rihanna's halftime Super Bowl performance.
That is according to proud father and former Ireland rugby captain Willie Anderson.
The singer's red outfit, which she wore to announce her pregnancy, was designed by the singer's son Jonathan, a fashion designer.
The question of whether he was Willie Anderson's son used to come up back in my day. Now, people ask me if I'm Jonathan Anderson's father, he told BBC News Northern Ireland.
Jonathan, who is from Magherafelt in County Londonderry, is the founder of the luxury Spanish fashion house Loewe and the creative director of that company.
In order to create an outfit for the pop star, he and several other people were invited to Arizona, the location of the NFL championship game between the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs.
"He received no feedback from them, and we texted him asking, "What about Rihanna? Is she going to wear it?," but he had no idea at all.
"Jonathan called both of us in the middle of the night, crying with joy, to say that she had worn his outfit. ".
When Jonathan called, Heather, his mother, said she was "more shocked than anything.".
When he called at half past one in the morning, she was sound asleep. Judging by the emotion, she said, she initially believed something was wrong because I had forgotten about the Super Bowl.
He simply commanded, "Put it on, put it on, she's wearing it, she's wearing my outfit. " .
"I'm so excited to have been part of this unforgettable moment," Jonathan wrote in a statement on Loewe's Instagram account.
"Working with Rihanna to realize these stage looks feels like a wild, wonderful dream because she is a true icon," the author said. ".
After earning 27 caps for Ireland, Willie went on to coach at Ulster, Scotland, Leinster, and London Irish. He and his wife, he said, "were both so touched and so emotional," upon seeing their son's design on screen.
It was overwhelming, he said, to consider that at least 200 million people were viewing a small portion of Northern Ireland and Magherafelt on the stage.
Everything about it was unbelievable. Because he is a genius, from our perspective, we are incredibly happy and proud of him.
The great thing about Jonathan is that he has kept his feet on the ground very much, and that is what we love about him. He is highly regarded in the fashion industry all over the world.
Even though he is the designer, Jonathan Anderson will always be known as just "our Jonny."
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