Music artists have a really spotty track record when it comes to fashion. But not Beyonce!
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Thanks to her stylist, the “Run The World (Girls)” singer manages to stay on top of her fashion game and the photo spread inside of her new album 4 booklet is a testament to that.
For this project, Beyonce’s creative director Jenke-Ahmed Tailly, along with her stylist Ty Hunter, got Bey to try out some new and upcoming designers.
“It was important to Beyoncé that the choice of clothing not be about the brand but about the quality of the work,” Mr. Tailly told the New York Times
He also added that the singer’s quest to collaborate with new artists did not end with the clothing.
Alongside renowned photographers like Ellen von Unwerth and Tony Duran, Ms. Knowles also tapped the young French photographer Greg Gex to shoot the cover art. “I showed her his work,” said Mr. Tailly, “and she decided to give him a chance.”
Take a look at some of the looks for Beyonce’s 4 booklet from a few new and upcoming designers as well as a behind the scenes photoshoot video for the 4 album booklet after the break.
Above: Bey’s bodysuit is by the Blonds A/W 2011 collection. Her “crown” is from the same collection, but it’s actually a neckpiece.
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Beyonce’s 4 Cover Photoshoot In Paris
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The cover of the album Beyoncé Knowles wearing a fur stole by Alexandre Vauthier.
The same fox fur stole, embellished by the Lesage Embroidery House with Swarovski crystals, in Alexandre Vauthier’s spring/summer 2009 haute couture fashion show.
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Black and gray leafy corset and shoes by Alexander McQueen, a bodysuit by Missoni, and a fur coat by Azzedine Alaïa. Bracelets by Aurélie Bidermann
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Beyoncé Knowles wearing a red fur stole from the designer Alexandre Vauthier.
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Beyonce in a purple-and-black beaded dress by the 27-year-old French designer Maxime Simoens on the Deluxe edition cover of her 4 album.
The Maxime Simoens dress Beyonce wore on the catwalk.
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On the back of the album, the singer is photographed in a vintage Azzedine Alaïa crocodile jacket, but the gravity-defying high heels are by the 36-year-old Dutch designer Jan Taminiau.
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A form-fitting lemon-yellow mini-dress by student designer Leah Rae, who is studying at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York, also made it into the album spread.
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Beyonce in another set by Alexandre Vauthier.
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Beyonce in a bodysuit from the Julien Fournié Summer 2011 Couture Collection.
