Beyonce Style

In today's edition of Anything Goes Thursday, I once again combine music and fashion in one...much the way I did with Victoria Beckham in Spice Girl Look.

In this post, I am featuring Beyoncé, a phenomenal performer and outstanding singer.

 

 

 

(A full background of Beyoncé can be found on Wikipedia.)

 

House of Dereon -

 

- Ready-to-wear (RTW) fashion line by Beyoncé and her mother/stylist Tina Lawson

 

- Inspired by three generations of women in the family - Beyoncé, Tina, and Tina's mother, Agnez Dereon

 

- Launched in 2006

 

- "Where the sidewalk and catwalk meet"

 

- Casualwear

 

- Modeled by Beyoncé and sister Solange Knowles

 

- Style - a mix of '70s style (reflective of Tina), '40s style (reflective of Agnez), current style (reflective of Beyoncé)

 

Criticism -

 

- 2008 release of girls line - The Dereon Girls Collection

 

- Advertisements showed young girls in full makeup and high heels

 

- Washington Post poll - 62% response believe the ads oversexualize young girls

 

(Source - Wikipedia)

 

My take away -

Beyoncé is reflective of many styles - classic and elegant, modern and trendy, and bold and daring.  Her input in the design process defined the ultimate outcome...which could either be entirely successful (such as appearing on the Oprah Winfrey Show, Tyra Banks Show, in select recorded songs, in London Fashion Week) or have a downfall (mainly response to the Girls Collection).

 

I will admit one notation - although the clothing line rings true to Beyoncé's style mix, there is no sign of plus size.  Every model down the runway is rather thin.  As a plus size, this is concerning, because the dresses alone are gorgeous and I would love to wear them. 

 

In any case, fashion and music once again go together.