History The Carters performing in 2009 Early collaborations Īfter working together on the music video for Amil's song ' I Got That' in 2000, the couple went on to make their first recording collaboration with ''03 Bonnie & Clyde', which peaked at number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100. The couple had their first Billboard Hot 100 number one single the following year with ' Crazy in Love' from Beyoncé's debut solo album Dangerously in Love. The album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).īefore formally naming their collaboration, the duo performed together on two world tours, On the Run Tour (2014) and OTR II (2018), and released a number of collaborations, beginning with the 2002 single ' '03 Bonnie & Clyde' from Jay-Z's The Blueprint 2: The Gift & The Curse. Their first album under the moniker, Everything Is Love, was released on June 16, 2018. He wore that when Beyoncé wore the nude corset.The Carters (stylized in all caps) are an American musical duo composed of married artists Beyoncé and Jay-Z. That was a big statement for us - this pink, double-breasted satin suit. You wouldn’t really notice it as much as the pink John Galliano suit, which you also wouldn’t really know was pink.

He wears Givenchy in one quick vignette - it was a plaid gray suit in front of a big piece. And the suit he wore with Beyoncé when she’s in Versace, that was also Dries. So the green suit that Jay-Z wears in front of the Mona Lisa, that was Dries? I think that together, that’s really where our minds were: effortless, but rich. So, where do you go at this point in his career? You can only go up, right? But it should feel seasoned. He wasn’t afraid to mix a button-up shirt with denim. When you think about urban street fashion, he wasn’t afraid to do a suit and tie. I call him “the sovereign.” He has so much history, and because I put him on a really high plateau, I just feel like everything he wears should feel luxurious. He needs things to feel authentic and macho. Jay was the perfect muse for that because he doesn’t like to be too fussy. Guys want to feel effortless, but they still want to make a really strong statement. We were going for something effortlessly artistic, something that wasn’t forced, or trying too hard.

When you think about the Louvre, you think Elizabethan and the history of royal kings and queens. I introduced Dries Van Noten for the content in Jamaica and we really fell in love with the things Dries was doing in terms of the prints and embroideries and the rich and regal aspects of his designs.

I want to do something that’s super gangster and bossy.” I wanted to do something that was really modern and artsy. We used warm and rich tones that looked very regal. I wanted to play off the colors that we were surrounded by in this opulent space. Then there’s the Louvre itself as a backdrop. When we shot the “Apesh*t” video, we had really fallen in love. Definitely leaning toward Jamaican and Caribbean culture. It was kind of a throwback to the ’70s with a certain edginess to it that was kind of gangster, kind of romantic, and kind of rude boy. And then it became a thing - like, the new way of going rogue with suiting. Jay specifically thought that, and I was so excited that he was willing to go for it. When we were in Jamaica making content, we both discovered that look great without a shirt. Can you talk to me a little bit about what you were thinking, and where you started with Jay-Z? Over the phone from Amsterdam - where she’s currently on tour with the Carters - Ambrose walked us through each and every one of Jay-Z’s looks. Jay-Z’s longtime stylist June Ambrose is to thank for this suit, and the rest of his suits in the “Apesh*t” video. The way that inspires those “how you think you look” memes. This look is casual in the most luxurious way - the way rich people and kings do casual. I love that it is double-breasted that he wears no shirt underneath and that he only fastens one of the buttons, allowing the jacket to drape over his body like his wife’s, which is designed by Peter Pilotto. I love the color, and the way it compliments the museum and the artwork behind him. I have thought about little else since its image was gifted to us on Saturday as part of the Carters’ joint album, Everything Is Love. The green Dries Van Noten suit Jay-Z wears in his new “ Apesh*t” music video with Beyoncé is simply perfect. A still from “Apeshit” featuring Beyoncé and Jay-Z.

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