Beyoncé arrives this weekend in Toronto for the very first North American show of her Renaissance tour, and the Canadian BeyHive is ready. She has put on nothing short of an extravaganza as she’s performed her album over the past few months in Europe, from a mid-air mirrorball horse ride to voguing robots to a dance feature from her 11-year-old daughter, Blue Ivy.
But it’s the costumes that have really taken the spotlight. The show transports us into a space-age realm with futuristic looks that not only complement but participate in the performance, combining galactic motifs with club couture, displaying impeccable craftsmanship and technological innovation. It is a full-on fashion show of bespoke designer pieces, specific to every new city she hits. In the social media age, where no show stunt can remain a secret, the queen is certainly keeping us on our toes.
The tour is a live celebration of her seventh studio album, released last summer, an ode to club culture and the ballroom scene that was hotly anticipated after a seven-year break since her last solo album, Lemonade. “Creating this album allowed me a place to dream and to find escape,” Beyoncé wrote in an Instagram post.
Before her first show in Stockholm, we were served Renaissance visuals that telegraphed the tour aesthetic, giving us Donna Summer at Studio 54 vibes from the album artwork. We also learned she has designed an haute couture collection in collaboration with Olivier Rousteing of Balmain that translated tracks from the album into glittering, glamorous looks.
In an exciting development for the Toronto stop of the tour, Canadians can get an up-close look at Beyoncé’s Balmain collection at a special Renaissance Flagship pop-up from July 5 to 11, which takes over the third floor of…
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