Beyoncé thanked her mother on Monday for designing early Destiny’s Child costumes that made her feel ‘like Khaleesi’ from Game Of Thrones.The 34-year-old superstar acknowledged her family while accepting the Fashion Icon Award at the CFDA Fashion Awards in New York City. Beyoncé sparkled in a pin-striped Givenchy suit and a wide-brimmed black hat straight from her The Formation World Tour as she accepted the award from fellow fashion icon Diane von Fürstenberg.
Beyoncé – who accessorised with Lorraine Schwartz jewelry – noted that her mother Tina Knowles, 62, was in the audience and staunchly supported her early in her career along with her ‘Uncle Johnny, God bless his soul’ and her grandmother.
‘My mother actually designed my wedding dress, my prom dress, my first CFDA Awards dress, my first Grammy dress, and the list goes on and on and this to me is the true power and potential of fashion,’ Beyoncé said.
As Jay Z and Blue smiled at her from the audience, she continued: “Thank you for showing me that having your presence is about so much more than the clothes you wear and your physical beauty.
“Thank you for showing me to never take no for an answer, thank you for showing me how to take risks, work hard and live life on my own terms. I want to say thank you.
“We have an opportunity to contribute to a society where any girl can look at a billboard or magazine cover and see her own reflection. Soul has no colour, no shape, no form,” she added while Tina wiped away tears in the audience.
“Just like all your work it goes so far beyond what the eyes can see. You have the power to change perception, to inspire and empower, to show people how to embrace their complications and flaws and see the true beauty that’s inside all of us.”