Beyoncé was just one of the many, many A-list guests at the launch of filmmaker Tyler Perry’s sprawling new studio in Atlanta. (The guest list was first names only: Denzel, Oprah, Spike, Whoopi, Will and Halle, among others.) Beyoncé’s sparkly gold gown, shimmering with sequins, is perfect Christmas party inspiration. 

This custom-made gown by Vietnamese designer Cong Tri was fit for royalty, which is apt because it was at this premiere that Beyoncé met Meghan Markle and Prince Harry for the first time. We love the shimmering yellow material and the soaring hip-high slit.

For the grand unveiling of the live action Lion King, in which Beyoncé starred as Nala, the star wore bejewelled Alexander McQueen. The buttoned-up blouse section of the dres was covered in heavy embellishments while the skirt was fashioned out of sheer layers of bedazzled black chiffon with one of Beyoncé’s favourite design details: a hip-high slit.

It was all beading, all the time when it came to Beyoncé’s outfit at The Great Gatsby- themed birthday party of her niece in New York in July. The singer wore a ruby red bejewelled gown from Walter Collection with a pair of bejewelled and tasselled stilettos from Jimmy Choo. 

Roc Nation is Beyoncé’s husband Jay Z’s record label and the couple made a splash at the company’s 2019 annual brunch in February. Jay-Z kept it cool in a chic baby blue double breasted suit but it was Beyoncé who really shut down the red carpet in her Balmain mini dress, complete with oversize shoulder detail, fresh from the runway.

Beyoncé took daughter Blue Ivy to the premiere of A Wrinkle In Time in 2018, and though she skipped the red carpet, she snapped images of her flirty Zimmermann frock for Instagram. 

These days, it’s rare for Beyoncé to walk the red carpet of an event which means that glimpses of her showstopping outfits are usually limited to internal snaps or Instagram pictures, like the ones she shared of her bespoke velvet Nicolas Jebran Couture gown and curved hat at the 2018 Grammy Awards. 

Beyoncé went full old Hollywood glam at this charity event in October 2017 in an emerald green Walter Mendez gown and a purple furry shrug. Some gobstopper Lorraine Schwartz chandelier earrings completed the look. 

This custom Peter Dundas gown, covered in red sequins and paired with a bling-tastic diamond necklace, was Beyoncé’s outfit of choice to pick up two Grammy awards at the ceremony. 

Beyoncé walked the red carpet at the 2016 MTV Movie Awards flanked by some of the women who appeared in videos on her visual album Lemonade, including model Winnie Harlow, singers Chloe x Halle and daughter Blue Ivy. Beyoncé’s gown, a silver and seafoam green sequinned confection with a feathered neckpiece, was designed by Francesco Scognamiglio. 

Beyoncé changed outfits several times at the October 2015 charity concert for Tidal. Her first look, though, was this sheer beaded number with a high neck and plenty of stacked bangles.

Many people will remember this outfit from the 2015 Met Gala. Beyoncé was one of the last people on the red carpet, shimmying up the towing Metropolitan Museum of Art steps in this sheer, beaded Givenchy couture gown and a cascading high ponytail.