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A Ground-Breaking Performance
Added: (Fri May 02 2008)
As a popular singer, Beyoncé Knowles have achieved something that other did not. Beyoncé Giselle Knowles commonly known as Beyoncé, is an American R&B singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress. But aside from being a prominent entertainer of the 20th century, she is also known for her popular clothing line collection, the house of dereon.
House of dereon is a prêt-à-porter or ready-to-wear fashion line introduced by singer Beyoncé Knowles and her mother/stylist Tina Knowles. The style and concept is inspired by three generations of women in their family, with the name "dereon" paying tribute to Beyoncé's grandmother, agnez dereon.
The popular clothing line was announced to the media in September 2004, by Tina and Beyoncé Knowles. While Beyoncé was performing in the group Destiny's Child, her mother Tina would design and sew their outfits, especially when the group was first starting out and did not have much money or access to designer clothing.
Part of what called attention to Destiny's Child, besides their obvious talent, was their one-of-a-kind fashions. Their style set them apart, yet gave the group cohesion as a similar style, color or garment was worn by all the members.
The fashion line was first introduced on The Oprah Winfrey Show, and was also featured on The Tyra Banks Show. The clothing mixes hip-hop influences, such as its use of denim, with ultrafeminine flourishes like embroidery and ruffles.
In an interview with Ebony magazine Beyoncé said "I love the clothes from the '70s, my mother's clothes. I love clothes from the '40s, my grandmother's style, so elegant. We wanted to take elements from my grandmother's legacy--the beaded lace, lush colors, fine fabrics--and mix them with clothes from my mother's generation and my generation."
There are a lot of places that serves the house of dereon to their customers, but if you want, you could just go online and buy this kind of clothing line. And among of the many online clothing line shop out there, the Streetzwear is among of the most reliable clothing lines out there.
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