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Beyonc?'s Longtime Stylist Ty Hunter on Her Style Evolution From Destiny's Child to Now

As Beyonc? declares on "Nice," from this year's Everything Is Love, "I ain't never seen a ceiling in my whole life." What she really ought to say is that there's no ceiling she hasn't shattered. In her two-decade career, and counting, the pop icon has forged her own way, both musically and stylistically. The latter is in part thanks to Ty Hunter, her longtime stylist who has helped Beyonc? create her visual identity as a solo artist and as a member of Destiny's Child. Back before her name was a noun, adjective and verb, Hunter along with her mother Tina Knowles acted as their own fashion house, coming up with custom, coordinated looks that are era-defining to this day. If you were conscious in the late '90s and early aughts, you likely have a favorite: Maybe it was the turquoise-laden orange fringe getups they arrived in at the 2001 MTV Awards, or the green and gold lace outfits they matched in at that year's Grammys, or maybe even the camouflage they wore in the "Survivor" video, which they recreated for this past Coachella in the midst of Beyonc?'s headlining set? The list goes on.

One of the reasons that Hunter and Knowles looked within for their designs, though, was out of necessity: Back during the early days of Destiny's Child, there were actually people in this world who didn't immediately believe in Destiny's Child ? or didn't care to dress the whole group. "It took 'Independent Woman' for people to start looking at the group seriously," Hunter tells me at Soho House, where he's celebrating a capsule collection he collaborated on with GREEDILOUS for Hyundai's StyleNite. Of course, it didn't take long after that for Beyonc? to become a household name. As she's branched out and grown, so has Hunter, who is currently working on his own sunglasses line and has been giving motivational speeches in between dressing Beyonc?. Below, we talked to Hunter about her and Destiny's Child's journey, the "Crazy in Love" video, and what it's really like to work with Beyonc?. Spoiler alert: she fully lives up to the line, "I'm so nice, Jesus Christ, I'm better than the hype, I give you life."

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Interesting read. Never knew it took Independent Women to become a huge hit for designers to take them seriously.

[Zankou.]

He used to have her looking a mess

[b7]

Chsdhdffgg i still feel like he got fired the night Rihanna slayed the night at the Met gala

[D.I.E.G.O.]

Interesting read. To be honest, I was convinced that her stylist was copying Jennifer Lopez to make solo Beyonc? stand out more on red carpets and on stage. I am still convinced.

[HUGO]

She used to look tacky when he was her stylist. She looks a lil better now

[Young]

She needs a dope current stylist

[b7]

Zerina >>>

[HUGO]

Zerina >>>

Is this her current stylist? Cuz Queen looks amazing now