Premiering April 17th, Homecoming: A Film By Beyoncé will give us an “intimate, in-depth look at Beyoncé’s celebrated 2018 Coachella performance [that] reveals the emotional road from creative concept to cultural movement.” The performance was otherworldly and history-making, with Beyoncé taking us from a New Orleans line march to a Destiny’s Child reunion to a choreographed dance to “Get Me Bodied” with Solange, with quotes from cultural luminaries ranging from Malcolm X to Nina Simone sprinkled in between.
And then there were the costumes. With the theme of Black pride, Beyoncé’s stylist Marni Senofonte worked with Rousteing to create looks that ranged from a dress channeling Egyptian queen Nefertiti to her Greek life-inspired sweatshirt. In light of the upcoming documentary, here’s a look at her most iconic onstage looks.
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2001: Destiny’s Child on TRL: Yee….and we’re really not kidding this time….haw. Thanks to excellent stage mom Tina Knowles for these cowboy ‘fits!
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2003: MTV Music Video Awards: From being lowered down in a complicated system of harnesses to performing “Crazy in Love” with Jay-Z, the fur stole accompanying her shorts and bikini top, stole the show.
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2007: 7th Annual BET Awards: Beyoncé performed “Get Me Bodied” in a mirrored Thierry Mugler costume.
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2011: Billboard Music Awards: Taking macramé to another dimension, her metallic-twine dress was worn with maximum impact during “Run the World (Girls).”
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2012: Ovation Hall in Atlantic City: She went full Atlantic City with a Swarovski-encrusted showgirl costume from Ralph & Russo.
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2013: Mrs. Carter World Tour: The best costume would be a tie between this pearl-encrusted Ralph & Russo bodysuit and this all-black (and all-business!) leather Emilio Pucci ensemble.
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2016: Formation World Tour in Houston: Beyoncé in this Gucci bodysuit, face partially concealed by an oversized, wide-brim hat, feels like the transition from pop star to Cultural Icon.
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2016: MTV VMAs: From this ethereal white Ralph & Russo cape to an all-black Francesco Scognamiglio bodysuit and Fendi fur coat, her VMAs performance was cinematic.
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2018: On The Run II Tour: Beyoncé wore a purple Peter Dundas bishop’s cape and a heavily beaded silver-and-gold minidress.
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2018: Coachella: And, of course, we end with her Coachella performance. The costumes were all Balmain-designed, but they each could have been from completely different designers. There were many references to royalty, from the glittery mesh top with a royal crest to the cape and crown in honor of Nefertiti.