When you think of queens with long, historic reigns, Victoria, Elizabeth, and… BEYONCÉ come to mind. With due respect to actual queens, no one has ruled so definitively in the pop culture world as Queen Bey.
The birth of Bey as we know her can be traced back to 2003 with the release of her solo album, Crazy In Love (buh-bye, Destiny’s Child). It was non-stop from there as she hit No. 1 again and again with albums like B’Day (2006); I Am… Sasha Fierce (2008); and 4 (2011). She made streaming her bitch with the albums Beyonce (2013), Lemonade (2016) and Everything Is Love (her surprise 2018 joint album with hubby Jay-Z Carter). Glastonbury and Coachella fell to her feet (#BeyChella, was a real thing), and Beyonce dominated the Grammys with breathtaking aplomb.
Through the years, Beyoncé has become a figure to look for when it comes to bona fide fashion, on the red carpet and in her music videos. Those vids have been culture-altering moments, and the fashion has been mouth-wateringly good.
‘Yoncé’s Instaglam (sic) moments also show she’s a mama who is aware of her own power who’s adroitly made the world her playground.
To celebrate her 37th birthday, we look back on 10 memorable fashion moments that Queen Bey has had recently. Note that she has increasingly drawn on goddess imagery and normally, we don’t like self-aggrandizement but in Beyoncé’s case, we approve the rise of queen to deity. We look forward to more to come so we can worship at her alter.
