Beyoncé’s BET Awards Costume Took Three Weeks and 30,000 Swarovski Crystals to Make

Beyoncé’s BET awards costume took three weeks and 30,000 Swarovski Crystals to put together according to the designer. In an interview with Grazia Daily, designer Julien Macdonald revealed that not only did the intricate garment take three weeks to make, but also that he didn’t know that Beyonce would be wearing the bodysuit for her performance until he saw watched the awards.

To create the distinctive costume, Macdonald concepted with the Lemonade singer, getting input from her via Skype. Unsurprisingly, Beyoncé was very involved in the creative process.

“She’s very opinionated about what she wants. She said to me: ‘I want you to think of Africa, and something I could wear dancing to an African beat,'” Macdonald said. “It’s a bodysuit with about 30,000 black caviar Swarovski crystals. The imagery on the body itself is taken from African tattoos and body paint, and then it’s got a silk and Swarovski fringe. It takes up to 3 weeks to create something like this – night and day working on it.”

[Times.com]