While standing on the podium during the medal ceremony, both men raised their fists in a black power salute that famously sparked outrage and ostracized them from the Olympics community. And now Beyoncé, who introduced bootylicious to the Oxford English Dictionary, has Thierry Mugler ’s woman-warrior wear costumes the.

Jay Z, keeping with his wife’s track-and-field theme, dressed up as a member of the 1968 US men’s track and field Olympic team, which won two medals in the 200–meter dash, with sprinters Tommie Smith taking gold and John Carlos taking bronze. Madonna had Jean Paul Gaultier ’s bullet bra. (Griffith-Joyner, who retired after her record-smashing 1988 season, died unexpectedly in 1998 at the age of 38 due to epilepsy.)īut it was a photo with Jay–Z that really turned heads, as it paid homage to one of the more controversial moments in Olympics history. Make your own beyonce single ladies costume. Beyonce/Instagramīeyoncé’s fans were quick to celebrate the look, as well as her choice to honor an inspiring sports legend.

Additionally, in one of several Instagram photos she shared of the costume, she paid tribute to FloJo’s habit of kneeling after a race. Her daughter, Blue Ivy, was her date for the evening and looked every bit a mini chic angel in a 10,950 dress (per E News).

A post shared by Beyoncé on at 2:04am PDTīeyoncé recreated the distinctive look FloJo wore during the 1988 Olympic trials, when she set her world record for the 100–meter dash. At the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards, the 'Single Ladies' singer arrived in a shimmery, sheer sage green gown that had her own set of feathered wings.

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