Beyoncé's long-awaited "Renaissance [1]" album is finally here, and it delivers on not only the soul-stirring music she's known for, but also the striking visuals she's come to master. Styled by Marni Senofonte [2] and KJ Moody [3], the album photo shoot [4] serves up plenty of editorial inspiration. In one shot, Beyoncé wears a sheer lace turtleneck maxi mermaid dress in vivid green, covered in leaf motifs and flaring out into a furry fishtail. In another, the "Break My Soul" singer looks just as ravishing in a black sweetheart neckline eyelet catsuit, complete with matching gloves and finished with an avant-garde headpiece and large cream furry boots. Other mesmerising outfits include a black-and-gold Schiaparelli bodysuit with a built-in cone bra, an oversized red puffer jacket, a plunging black dress with a metallic bodice, a red turtleneck dress covered in multicoloured beads, and a furry, zebra-print bodysuit and leather opera gloves.
Beyoncé's traditional album rollout was full of standout style moments. In the July 2022 issue of British Vogue [5], the "Crazy in Love" singer rode a horse in a regal head-to-toe Alaïa look, comprising a black velvet gown, gloves and a striking feathered headpiece by Harris Reed and Vivienne Lake. A pair of platform knee-high boots from Reed's first "H-Boots" collection rounded out the ensemble.
For the cover story, she also posed in a shimmery gold Schiaparelli jacket matched with galaxy drop earrings and a long Junya Watanabe leather coat with Commando vinyl leggings and Harris Reed platform boots. Together with her personal stylist, Senofonte, and British Vogue's editor in chief, Edward Enninful [6], Beyoncé conveyed that her "Renaissance" era would raise the bar, with never-before-seen fashion and beauty moments.
A couple weeks later, her viral album cover [7] doubled down on that message. The image presented her perched atop another horse — this time, a holographic one — while clad in a silver helix-shaped bodysuit, complete with spiked detailing, nipple pasties and crystal embellishments on the chest. Paired with liquid silver heels and long honey-coloured waves, the image caused quite the sensation.
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