120 sets of crazy dress-ups, from his backyard to Africa, Beyoncé’s new MV is too fashionable

Since losing weight, Adele has always released a new trend that can always attract the attention of the world.

No, she was ranked No. 1 in the hot search again yesterday, who announced her new photos on her personal social software.

However, the protagonist of today is not Adele, but Beyoncé, who released the new visual album "Black is King" just one day ago.

On the last day of July, Beyoncé released her new visual work "Black is King" on Disney+, which can be said to be her top visual masterpiece integrating music, dance, fashion and art so far.

This 85-minute "MV" was adapted from the story of "The Lion King". Beyoncé wrote and directed and produced it for a whole year. In it, she frantically changed 120 sets, photographed Africa from her backyard, and even filmed this billion-dollar MV out of her own pocket.

What kind of experience is it to hold a world-class show in your back garden? Only the queen can answer.

Yes, today's [Millions of Life] column seems to be renamed [Billions of Life] again.

As soon as the director's big production was released, it detonated the entire network, and the word of mouth exploded. Not only did it reach the top of the global trend list on Twitter, the freshness of rotten tomatoes reached 100%, and the audience liked 95%.

In addition to Adele, dozens of stars including Naomi Campbell, Candice Swanepoel, Bella Hadid, Zendaya and Ashley Graham have all punched in and shared the work on their social accounts.

What kind of work can make everyone so admired? Let me show you a few more pictures for everyone to feel-

These are just a few frames I randomly selected from this video, and in this 85-minute video, every frame is such a breathtakingly beautiful picture. The progress bar is of top quality no matter where it is dragged. Vogue.

The queen of makeup, hair and costume styling, Bi, changed about 120 sets, and each set of clothes helped her tell the story and enhanced the texture of the whole movie.

At the beginning of the movie, Beyonce appeared at the beach wearing a white dress tailored by Wendy Nichol.

The reason why I chose Wendy Nichol at the beginning is not only because of the simple white beauty that is just right, but also because the classic see-through skirt that Beyoncé wore by the sea in the famous "Drunk in Love" MV years ago was designed by Wendy Nichol. of.

After that, the queen went on horseback wearing a Burberry cow print bouquet body suit customized by Riccardo Tisci for her. The clothes, the background and the horse are integrated, adding a bit of wild sexy.

In this movie, every look of Beyonce seems to have a characteristic, that is, "expensive". In her dictionary, it seems that there is no word "budget".

It's not an exaggerated big skirt, big pattern and big headdress——

It's just covered with sparkling crystals and diamonds--

Clothing: Alessandra Rich

Crystal eyebrows: Area

Headscarf: Laurel DeWitt

Clothing: d.bleu.dazzled

Bracelet: Area

choker: Laurel DeWitt

Lace by Tanaya

Area

Not only the clothes are gorgeous, but the shooting location is also gorgeous.

Shortly before the release of the album, Beyoncé once revealed in a media interview that the filming of "Black is King" "all started in our backyard, and then went to Johannesburg, Ghana, London, Belgium, the Grand Canyon... "

What kind of backyard does it need to make such a big production?

As we all know, Beyoncé and Jay-Z are one of the most influential couples in the global entertainment industry. The combined total assets of the two are more than US$1.5 billion (approximately RMB 10.5 billion). They are also the first individuals in the music industry. Couples with assets exceeding $1 billion.

The couple’s real estate is naturally more than one place. We don’t know which backyard they were shooting this time in, but what we can know is that one of their parents is like this--

This very modern mansion, covering an area of ​​30,000 square feet, is located in the Bel Air community of Los Angeles. The transaction price is about 90 million US dollars (about 630 million yuan). It has 8 bedrooms, 11 bathrooms, 4 swimming pools, and 1 basketball. Field, a garage that can accommodate 15 cars, and a helipad.

After all, it is the most influential star in the world. This house naturally has top security equipment and independent employee residences. All windows are equipped with bulletproof glass.

It's not surprising that the director's film can get such a good reputation. You can fully imagine what effort was spent behind it in order to shoot such a work.

In the year when she rarely showed up, Beyoncé devoted all her energy to this matter.

One month before the release of "Black Is King", Beyoncé's mother Tina Knowles wrote on her social platform: "She worked hard for this movie day and night, and sacrificed a lot of personal time and money. As a mother who cares about her child, I told her many times,'You are a little too obsessed with this matter, and others will not even know how much time, money, blood and sweat you have spent on it.' But she answered me and said "Mom, we need such a movie now, more than ever.""

Beyoncé's focus on this film is reflected in all aspects, including clothing.

In this movie, designer Alon Livné, who customized three looks for Beyonce, shared in an interview with the American version of VOGUE: "I have designed costumes for Beyonce's tour several times, but this time is completely different from before. It’s different. From the beginning, this design is a step-by-step collaboration and confirmation with (Beyonce's) stylist. It feels very good and very creative."

You can imagine the huge workload of confirming each of 120 sets of clothing and makeup from scratch.640.jpeg

Alon Livné

Blitz Bazawule, the director of the film, who has worked with Beyonce for six months, said in an interview:

"It's amazing to see such a talented, generous, loving person still pursuing perfection without end.

I consider myself a hardworking person, but I want to prove that in my life, I have never seen a dedicated and hardworking person like Beyoncé. It is great to be able to work with her for 6 months and witness her infinite pursuit of perfection and excellence.

This is a life-changing experience for me. It is one thing to say that she is talented, but when you see her work, you will understand why she can achieve what she is today. "

At the end of the film, Beyoncé dedicated this work to her son Sir Carter.

She compared her son to the little lion king. In the story of "The Lion King", Simba went from a cowardly little boy to a man who fought for the rights of the race and became a responsible man. Beyoncé wants to express her expectations for her son and the younger generation through this work.

"Black is King" is actually Beyonce's third visual work.

As a contemporary cultural leader, Beyoncé has always used her expertise and influence to convey the positive aspects of topics such as feminism, race, and gender to the world.

All along, although her career has reached a height that most people can hardly reach, she is always looking for ways to break through. No matter how the market's preferences change, she is always doing everything she wants to do, even if the premise is to put in a lot of personal time and money.

This time, "Black is King" can be said to have reached a new height again in terms of shooting technique, creativity, concept, quality and exquisiteness of music and costume modeling.

This is a real artist. The idol of an era.

As the American singer Kehlani said--

"Every time I think she can't shine anymore, she always has a way to show a brighter side, from the inside out."

"It is our luck to have her in this era."

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