Beyonce was honored with the Fashion Icon Award at the 2016 CFDA Fashion Awards on Monday, June 6.
“As long as I can remember, fashion has always been a part of my
life,” the pop superstar told a crowd of her peers at the Hammerstein
Ballroom in New York City. “When we were starting out in Destiny’s
Child, high-end labels, they didn’t want to dress four black, country,
curvy girls. And we couldn’t afford designer dresses and couture.”
CFDA President Diane von Furstenberg presented the 20-time Grammy winner as the CFDA Fashion Icon winner.
Beyonce recalled the time her mother and uncle sewed the wardrobe for the foursome.
“My mother [Tina Knowles] was rejected from every showroom in New
York. But like my grandmother, she used her talent and her creativity to
give her children their dreams,” the 34-year-old said. “‘My mother and
my Uncle Johnny, God bless his soul, designed all of our first costumes
and made each piece by hand, individually sewing hundreds of crystals
and pearls, putting so much passion and love into every small detail.”
She added: “My mother actually designed my wedding dress, my prom
dress, my first CFDA Awards dress, my first Grammy dress, and the list
goes on and on and this to me is the true power and potential of
fashion.”
Knowles, dressed in a pinstriped Givenchy suit, a wide-brimmed
black hat and Lorraine Schwartz jewelry was supported by her mother,
husband and rapper, Shawn ‘Jay Z’ Carter and the couple’s four-year-old
daughter, Blue Ivy, who all sat in the audience.
The “Lemonade” singer thanked her mother for being a positive
influence on her life, including “showing me that having a presence is
far more than the clothes you wear and your physical beauty.”
She continued: “Thank you for showing me to never take no for an
answer. Thank you for showing me how to take risks, work hard, and live
life on my own terms. This to me is the true power and potential of
fashion. It’s a tool for finding your own identity. It transcends style,
and it’s a time capsule of all of our greatest milestones.”
Musicians Rihanna and Pharrell Williams are previous winners of the Fashion Icon Award in 2014 and 2015, respectively.
Beyonce is currently on the Formation World Tour and will be in New York City on June 7 and June 8.
Musicians Rihanna and Pharrell Williams are previous winners of the Fashion Icon Award in 2014 and 2015, respectively.
Beyonce is currently on the Formation World Tour and will be in New York City on June 7 and June 8.
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