Beyoncé just put a seriously sultry spin on the grandma-chic dress code
It’s highly unlikely that you’ll find a grandma in this world who doesn’t have a cupboard in their dining room filled to the brim with lace table clothes, a lacquered wood table adorned with doilies and a china teapot constantly refilled with English breakfast.
Decedent lace trim and crochet will forever be synonymous with the baby-boomer generation but like all great aesthetics, the fashion set of 2024 is making it their mission to propel it into the zeitgeist with Beyoncé leading the pack.
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Posting earlier today to her 313 million Instagram followers, Queen Bey put an ultra-stylish spin on the grandma-chic aesthetic, donning an all-white cutout crochet jumpsuit, complete with a matching veil.
She paired the doily-looking ‘fit which would be perfect for alternative brides-to-be with a set of statement drop earrings and a pair of strappy white heels laced up around her ankles.
Posing on a chair made from deer antlers, the Texas Hold ‘Em singer wore the ensemble to promote her newly released whiskey brand, SirDavis.
Crochet on a whole has been doing the round amongst the fashion set all summer. Spotted on a sunshine holiday escape last week, Alexa Chung paired a set of mini crochet shorts with a knit jumper and head scarf while on the recent season of Love Island, Maya Jama wore a white crochet look, not too dissimilar from Queen Beys, to host an evening in the villa. Before that, the queen of New York City street style Emily Ratajkowski paired a matching skirt and off-the-shoulder shirt co-ord together to walk her dog Colombo.
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H! Fashion’s style writer Chloe Gallacher explains that we have the return of Chloé and their boho-chic runway looks to thank for the trend, "we’ve seen a rise in the trend already and anticipate more for summer. Think fringing and frills but a more mature take than we’ve previously witnessed."
If you’re one of the lucky ones who are currently wondering what to pack for your next summer getaway, take a leaf out of Beyoncé’s book and indulge in a crochet look of your own for the occasion.
