20 Times Beyoncé Was Peak Beyoncé
Because nobody does Beyoncé better than, well, Beyoncé.
Beyoncé is more than just a closet full of bodysuits. In addition to her music career (you know, that ole thing), she's also a designer, a source of motivation, and basically our collective mother pushing us to find and speak our truth. And while fashion might come second to her message, does she own a capital-L Look. From her collection of naked dresses to those early Destiny's Child outfits that we still ache for, take a look back at all the times she out-Beyoncéd even herself with her most Beyoncé-ish looks to date.
Let's start at the beginning. We'd be remiss if we didn't mention the bedazzled cowboy hats of the late '90s, a nod to Beyoncé's Texas roots.
Here's a look that you could literally wear today, because in true Beyoncé form, she was starting trends years before they were relevant. And thank you Tina, for these coordinating outfits that will never get old. (Respect, House of Deréon.)
Still can't think of camo without immediately thinking of Destiny's Child's "Survivor."
Now let's take it back once more to recall this moment from 2001, when bootyliciousness was your main aspiration. Because it's Just. So. Good.
In 2003 Beyoncé launched her solo career with the single "Crazy in Love." In addition to all the magical things going on in this vid, she's decades ahead of the game with this silk bomber jacket.
I like to call this Beyoncé's Tina Turner phase, when she's never not wearing a frilly mini skirt with a matching top. Her 2006 BET Music Awards look tops the list with this embellished leg moment.
The one. The only. The original. The bodysuit that launched a thousand shipments of body-hugging, bedazzled, and embellished versions of Beyoncé's now signature look...
A nipple bodysuit. Duh.
This Versace bodysuit in 2014 for the Grammys―not to mention that hair!―was so good we had to try it on ourselves...
A lace bodysuit.
A technicolor disco ball bodysuit―which is the best kind, really.
A bodysuit that made us pretend we were basketball fans.
The Super Bowl 2013 bodysuit with leather, cutouts, lace, BEYONCÉ.
The other Super Bowl bodysuit, in a nod to Michael Jackson.
We could have made a whole slideshow of just bodysuits, but we have to move on. This sequined Tom Ford number from 2014 is prime Mrs. Carter.
The iconic sheer dress from the Met Gala in 2015 left many a jaw on the floor when she stepped onto the red carpet.
I remember watching this live and thinking, why is she wearing pants? And a tuxedo blazer? And a button down? Then BAM. There's a baby on board and this outfit will be in our brains forever.
And all this has brought us to this hanging-out-of-a-lowrider moment that gave us butterflies. Waist-length hair, Fendi fur, and a stare that burned through your irises.
And here, in this Southern Gothic look, she tells us how she really feels. A political and fashion statement rolled into one. Praise B.
We bow down.
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