Beyoncé’s 3 epic Renaissance looks from Indian fashion designer Gaurav Gupta: the singer stunned at her world tour in sari gowns and bodysuits that took the haute couturier 1,500 hours to make

Aug 23 , 2023

Beyoncé’s Renaissance concert tour featured numerous show-stopping looks from Indian haute couture designer Gaurav Gupta. Photo: @beyonce/Instagram

From Beyoncé’s Renaissance tour to Taylor Swift’s Eras tour, there’s no doubt that stage outfits play a huge role in boosting the experience for concertgoers these days

For shows in North Carolina and Atlanta, Georgia, the ‘Halo’ singer donned gowns by Gupta, including one from Paris Couture Week with 20,000 crystals – we spoke to the man behind her iconic pieces

Whether it’s Beyoncé’s Renaissance tour or Taylor Swift’s Eras tour, stage outfits have become as anticipated as the set list.

And in true Beyoncé style, her looks are as extravagant and luxurious as they come, with the best designers of every subcategory of fashion at her disposal.

Beyoncé in a custom Gaurav Gupta Infinity Crystal bodysuit paired with Crystal Legging boots for her Renaissance world tour concert. Photo: @beyonce/Instagram

The Renaissance tour began on May 10 in Stockholm, with a further 56 dates scheduled around the world. Every outfit is distinct and, in a surprising twist, every show features a never-before-seen look.

Gaurav Gupta is a celebrated haute couture designer who hails from India, and his designs are loved by celebrities and ultra-wealthy clientele on a global scale. The designs, a mix of custom and haute-couture runway pieces, have been featured in three of Beyoncé’s US tour shows.

Gupta spoke with us about how these looks, which took hundreds of hours to create, came together for the Renaissance tour.

1. Infinity Crystal bodysuit in North Carolina

A sketch of Gaurav Gupta’s Infinity Crystal bodysuit for Beyoncé. Photo: @gauravguptaofficial/Instagram

Hema Bose, founder at Maison Bose, who collaborated with Gupta on these pieces, said in a statement to us: “Like the saying goes, it truly takes a village! This will go down in history as one of the greatest shows in our lifetimes.”

Gupta added that before the tour was due to start, they were approached by legendary stylist Karen Langley. Those who know their Beyoncé fashion looks could tell you all about Langley, mainly because she has been instrumental in shaping the artist as a fashion icon.

Gaurav Gupta at Paris Couture Week in July. Photo: @gauravguptaofficial/Instagram

“The outfit took about 538 hours to make from start to finish. There was complete freedom given to us. We sent sketches for Beyoncé; out of them, a few were selected; we made them and sent them to Paris where a body double had fitted them,” Gupta told us of the first of their looks worn by Beyoncé on August 9.