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The Business of Dressing Beyoncé (and Other Pop Stars)

Creating stage costumes provides designers with a fantastical creative outlet and the potential for global exposure – but designing a musician’s look isn’t easy.
Beyonce sits atop a giant glitter-encrusted horse while wearing a silver bedazzled outfit on a concert stage.
Beyoncé on the opening night of her Renaissance world tour in Stockholm wearing Coperni. (Coperni)
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For the thousands of fans who gathered for the nearly three-hour Stockholm performance that was the Beyoncé Renaissance world tour premiere, it was an exhilarating night. The space-cowboy themed show was filled with elaborate visuals, impressive choreography–at one point the popstar danced alongside robotic arms–and of course, her renowned vocals, including a medley of hits like Alien Superstar, Love On Top and Break My Soul.

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Tiffany Ap

Tiffany Ap is Senior Correspondent at The Business of Fashion. She is based in New York and covers marketing and the critical China market.

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