On Friday,
Beyoncé arrived at Swiss Beatz’s Dreamweavers exhibition at the UTA Artist Space in Beverly Hills and made yet another striking fashion statement. In an ankara print blazer and trousers worn with matching chapeau, Mrs. Carter looked the part of a well-dressed art enthusiast, and yet her dramatic look wasn’t sourced from the runway as per usual. In the last month or so, the superstar has had some pretty impressive fashion moments—she’s worn
Dries Van Noten menswear, singlehandedly revived the skort, and pulled out old school Louis Vuitton to dazzling effect. Given what came before, her latest look had a particularly surprising provenance: Etsy.
Beyoncé and her stylist Zerina Ackers handpicked Nigerian designer Ena Udemba, 34, and her label
Ena Ganciofrom the online arts and crafts platform and asked her to create a custom suit. Preparations began in late 2018, when Ackers reached out with the request. It is undoubtedly Ena’s most high-profile commission to date, though the Abuja-based designer knew she could rise to the occasion. “The creation had to be unique, something for her alone. I needed to be ‘there’ with her. Have you ever been responsible for a queen? The biggest queen on earth! I felt responsible,” she shared. “I felt anxious and at the same time determined to be successful.”
