It's no secret that Beyoncé has major staying power, not just with her music but fashion. After she began her solo career in the '00s, she debuted a personal style that was luxe and glamorous—a departure from the all-matching outfits of her Destiny's Child days, and a sign that she was coming into her own as an artist. Several years of incredible outfits followed, leading to her winning the Fashion Icon Award at the 2016 CFDAs. Part of the reason she's such a style maven is because she's remarkably consistent and intentional: she loves wearing low-cut, form-fitting dresses with strong embellishments.
The funny thing is: Beyoncé actually stopped walking the red carpet as much starting in the mid-to-late '10s. Instead, she self-shot photos of her look and shared them on her Instagram, then made a quiet entrance to the event itself. Given how mean-spirited and sometimes racist the coverage of her outfits could be in the '00s and '10s (people even debated in 2014 whether she even deserved to be called a fashion icon at all), it's not terribly surprising that Queen Bey debuts her outfits for her fans instead of photographers. As Elite Daily noted when people started to notice her red carpet absence, Beyoncé and Jay-Z are the king and queen of the music industry—so if they don't want to, they simply don't have to walk the red carpet.
