Queen Bey collaborates with luxury designers to create Western-inspired looks that blend American heritage with high fashion innovation
With over 80 looks and a clothing budget that we can’t imagine, Beyoncé blew the fashion world’s collective minds on her Cowboy Carter tour. Each designer collaboration transformed traditional Western wear into haute couture statements, elevating cowboy culture from regional tradition to global fashion phenomenon. We’re rating her top 10 looks from the tour, though it was incredibly hard to narrow it down with so many incredible ensembles to choose from.
10. Ralph Lauren
For her East Rutherford, New Jersey performance at MetLife Stadium during a rainy show, Beyoncé wore a custom denim dress featuring over 19,000 Swarovski crystals. The look was completed with matching denim boots and a cowboy hat, creating a quintessentially American luxury moment.
9. Oscar de la Renta
For her 4th of July performance in Washington, D.C., Beyoncé wore a breathtaking custom gold feather bodysuit paired with a sheer gold lamé cape. The ensemble featured over 2,000 hand-gilded feathers creating a dramatic, ethereal effect that perfectly captured the patriotic spirit.
8. Alberta Ferretti
The Italian designer contributed a sparkling bodysuit topped with a plush coat featuring an American flag-inspired print. This look celebrated American patriotism through high fashion with Ferretti’s signature attention to texture and embellishment.
7. Jean Pierre Khoury
For Atlanta’s third night, Beyoncé dazzled in a red crystal-encrusted corset featuring intricate beadwork and dramatic fringe detailing. Khoury crafted custom hand-beaded boots in matching crimson tones with meticulous embellishment work. Paired with fishnet stockings and layered jewelry, the look epitomized Western glamour elevated to couture level.
6. Rabanne
The French fashion house contributed two standout pieces to the tour. For her Paris performance, Rabanne created a bespoke belted gold mesh mini dress with fringe detailing, worn during her duet with Miley Cyrus for “II Most Wanted.” For Houston, the designer crafted a mesh ensemble with an asymmetrical American flag design and gold fringe.
5. Balmain
During her Paris performances, Beyoncé wore a custom Balmain dress that showcased the house’s signature structured silhouette and embellishments.
4. Ferrari Style
Beyoncé showcased a stunning custom Ferrari creation by Rocco Iannone, featuring a hand-dyed leather ombré coat that flowed dramatically as she moved across the stage. The look included a matching corset bodysuit and thigh-high chaps that seamlessly blended gradients of orange, green, blue, and Ferrari’s signature Rosso red, creating a moving canvas effect.
3. POSTER GIRL
Beyoncé commanded the stage in a fire-engine red POSTER GIRL creation featuring the brand’s signature body-hugging silhouette with a plunging corset top and matching high-cut chaps. The sleek red ensemble created a monochromatic moment, perfectly embodying POSTER GIRL’s bold, unapologetically sexy aesthetic.
2. Agent Provocateur
For her second Houston performance, Beyoncé commanded the stage in a custom Agent Provocateur creation featuring a form-fitting red bodysuit adorned with sparkling crystal embellishments. The seductive silhouette was elevated by towering Christian Louboutin boots, creating a powerful fusion of lingerie-inspired design and Western glamour.
1. Versace
For her London performances at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, including the final show, Versace created several masterpieces. The house designed a black eco-leather bodysuit and quilted ball gown covered with Versace’s signature Barocco print, inspired by a 1990s design by Gianni Versace, customized with crystal-embroidered boots, Medusa Chain necklaces, and a cowboy hat.
Honorable mentions
The most technologically advanced piece of the tour came from Japanese designer Kunihiko Morinaga’s collaboration with MPLUSPLUS. This dramatic LED gown featuring approximately 35,000 LED lights. The gown projected dynamic patterns including sparkling florals, stars-and-stripes, paisley, and vibrant colors, including an icy glacier effect during her performance of “Daughter.”
Beyoncé embraced Gucci’s signature serpent motif in a striking red leather ensemble featuring silver snake embellishments that slithered across the sleeves and up her thigh-high boots. Topped with a classic black cowboy hat, this look showcased Gucci’s ability to merge their iconic animal prints with the tour’s frontier-inspired theme.
