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Every now and then, Beyoncé changes the trajectory of her style to accommodate a new fad. After her metallic renaissance era, the queen now leans toward the cowgirl aesthetic and all the rodeos that come with it. Bey has been spotted in cowgirl-inspired outfits and accessories like boots and hats, leading celeb watchers to herald this as her country girl era. Her first aesthetic appearance was at the 2024 Grammys, when she starred in a Louis Vuitton coordination with her daughter, Blue ivyand husband, Jay Z.
While Jay-Z brought the drama with his Grammy speech, Bey’s look was also one to set tongues wagging and spark a rumor about a country music album. A conservative choice for an event as elaborate as the Grammys, the embellished textured set was nevertheless in a class of its own.
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Now Beyoncé is officially in her country-girl era…
As speculated, Beyoncé was not a fallacy in her country era. After the Grammys, the pop queen announced the release of her singles: “Texas Hold’em” And “16 carriages‘ in a hyper sultry fit. Within a week, Texas Hold ‘Em became the first song by a black female solo artist to hit the charts since then By Micky Guyton 2016 hit, ‘Heartbreak Song’. But the most talked about topic wasn’t this iconic performance, but how oversexualized she made country music with that barely-there metal coochie cover. (Well, at least she threw in a cowgirl hat for a touch of country😂).
What was her reaction? Nothing of course! Trust the Queen to continually ignore naysayers and continue with her great achievements. The memo was clear: sensual cowgirl baddie, and she wasn’t going to back down from it.
As if that wasn’t enough, she followed up with the launch of her new hair care line, CÉCRED, which, in my opinion, is a kind of ‘shut up’ for those who have unnecessarily trolled her for having ‘fake hair’. No doubt, the star girl never gets a break. It is always a consecutive letter of achievements submitted, as she redefines herself to fit each new era.
Continuing the cowgirl aesthetic, Bey sealed the deal when she posed on the Gram in an all-red, country display. The look consisted of a red sheer turtleneck top, paired with a matching rumpled miniskirt, boots, a leather jacket and a cowboy hat for good measure, sparking a conversation among fans about her country name.
While it’s all jokes and banter, there’s no doubt that the Queen’s fashion trends have been quite a move. In 2023 she sent us around town in metallics, and in 2024 it looks like she’s going to make us dizzy. The cowgirl style trend hasn’t quite hit the mainstream yet, but with Bey’s approach, we predict it’s poised to dominate the fashion conversation, especially since she’s come up with new ways to lean into the style from a sassy POV.
The bejeweled cowgirl
During the just concluded New York Fashion Week, from Solange son, Jules Smithhad his catwalk debut at Luar, and Beyoncé and Tina Knowles participated in a statement of support. For the occasion, Bey continued to champion cowgirl fashion. This time, she wore a Gaurav Gupta jeweled blazer dress and matching thigh-high boots. She paired the blazer dress with an embellished hooded top and topped it off with a cowgirl hat. The country glamor was indeed a bold front-row move that Gaurav Gupta’s PR team would appreciate.
Interestingly, as Beyoncé entered her country era, she didn’t leave out the Renaissance theme. So far we’ve seen a seamless blend of metallics and country vibes to create a style that only suits the Queen of Pop. Hopefully, the album released in this era would be the album-of-the-year break that the 32-time Grammy winner’s career desperately desires.
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