ICYMI: Yesterday was Beyoncé’s birthday, so we actually got two national holidays for the price of one. But Bey herself was never one to take a day off and spent her 42nd birthday performing another sold-out show on her. Renaissance World tour at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California.
While the tour has produced an array of incredible, bespoke looks – from Pharrell’s first custom for Louis Vuitton to Marc Jacobs’ Kiki boots – no one expected anything but the best from the Virgo Queen on her special day. So Beyoncé called in the big guns and replaced Donatella Versace to create a look for her Sept. 4 performance. The Italian designer delivered a presentation and covered Bey and her dancers in Atelier Versace. “It’s glamorous, irreverent and full of powerful attitude,” Versace said Fashion. “Congratulations Beyonce – thank you for celebrating your Virgo Groove in Versace. You are always my queen! 💜”
Photo: Courtesy of Versace
Photo: Courtesy of Versace
The blue and yellow mini dress was painstakingly crafted over the course of 600 hours by three members of the Atelier. Featuring the brand’s signature Barocco pattern on mesh-printed metal and gold Medusa ’95 decals on the shoulder straps. “When Beyoncé called to design a look for her for the Renaissance World Tour, I knew I had to use our Barocco print and metallic mesh. Versace icons for the iconic Queen B,” says Versace. The dress is worn over a long-sleeved mesh bodysuit in the same pattern, with degraded crystal embroidery detailing around the neckline. To top it off, Beyoncé wore a pair of over-the-knee boots and a matching wide-brimmed hat.
But of course it wouldn’t be A Renaissance show without outfit changes. In addition to her hand-printed Loewe bodysuit—a must-have on tour worn during her performance with Diana Ross—and her buzzing Mugler bee costume, Beyoncé also wore a glittery bodysuit with fringed, rhinestone-trimmed boots, sparkling sunglasses and, appropriately, a birthday hat. She also wore a floor-length pink dress complete with large ostrich feather sleeves and rosettes on the bust. At the end of the show, wearing a silver sequined bodysuit, knee-high boots and a cape from Valentino, her legion of dancers surprised her with flowers and a cupcake, which she gleefully blew out on stage.
