Stylist Marni Senofonte Wikipedia
Lemonade, Beyoncé’s just-released visual album has quickly been heralded as the singer’s most raw and honest body of work to date, a project that elucidates one of the most mystifying pop figures of our times. In songs about family strife, heartache, and even daddy issues, the singer lays bare plenty of personal anguish. But what still remains a mystery—other than the true identity of “Becky,” that is—is the backstory behind the scene-stealing fashion that brought Bey’s surreal vision to life. The fleet of costumes Beyoncé dons throughout her hour-long cinematic feature looms so large the costumes almost become characters in their own right. Whether the ruffled yellow “Carmen Jones” flamenco dress she wears as she smashes car windows with a baseball bat or the eye-brimming sombrero that Bey hides behind with stealth, they seem to possess their own personal narratives. And after speaking with Marni Senofonte, the stylist mastermind behind these looks, we learned they in fact do. Senofonte, who is also responsible for the Gucci-monogrammed looks of “Formation”, spoke to us from Miami, where she is working on Wednesday’s launch of Beyoncé’s world tour. Here, she tells the story behind the eye-catching looks of Lemonade, from Gucci to Roberto Cavalli. Photo: Courtesy of HBOLemonade Was a Production of Scheduled Spontaneity. Roberto Cavalli Served Up the Lemonade Dress. Queen B Nods to Ancient Egyptian Royalty. Hood By Air’s Fur Brought Out Bey’s Inner Pimp. Photo: Courtesy of HBO That Larger-Than-Life Hat Crossed Borders. She Brought the House Down in Gucci. The Victorian Age, Out of Africa. Photo: Courtesy of HBO Couture as Anachronism. It May Not All Mean What You Think. |