Beyonce’s Self-Portrait dress, leather jacket: how is her NYC street style?

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Here are some street-style photos of Beyonce out in NYC yesterday. According to Vogue, Beyonce’s high-slit dress is by Self-Portrait. According to the Beyhive on Twitter, it was hot as hell in NYC yesterday and Bey had no reason (other than “fashion”) to pair her Self-Portrait dress with a leather jacket. People are also making fun of Bey for being “vegan” while still wearing leather. But that one is easier to explain – Beyonce’s loosey-goosey veganism isn’t really full-on vegan (she’s more of a lactose-shunning pesca-vegetarian) AND Beyonce’s diet doesn’t have anything to do with animal rights. She doesn’t eat red meat AND she wears leather, ostrich, snakeskin and whatever kind of animal pelt you’ve got.

Anyway, I think Beyonce looks good, although this seems more like a September-October look rather than “beginning of summer.” Speaking of Beyonce’s style, I was reading this interesting profile of stylist Jenke Ahmed Tailly yesterday and it’s really worth a read if you care about how a celebrity’s look evolves, or if you’re interested in Beyonce and Kim Kardashian’s style. Tailly worked with Beyonce as her personal “creative director” for years after styling her for a magazine cover. They parted ways after her album 4, and he went freelance. Which is how he came to style Kim Kardashian. Because of course Kim hired Beyonce’s old stylist. Tailly tells Elle about Kim: “Being African, I particularly find her body proportions so beautiful. But also, like Beyoncé, Kim is a perfect example of a person who is so internally beautiful, with such great values and work ethic.” Um… Kim’s probably going to tattoo that quote on her face, she loves it so much. You can read the piece here.

PS… does anyone else think it’s funny that Beyonce is carrying her Mac like it’s her clutch? She’s not carrying a purse, just her laptop.

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