Beyoncé's Fashion Power Punch by Kennedi Carter in Vogue UK December 2020

“Artist, businesswoman, perfectionist” . . . these words all describe Beyoncé. aka Beyoncé Knowles-Carter. The powerhouse star talks “family, fashion and philanthropy” with British Vogue Editor-in-Chief Edward Enninful, who also styles the star in ‘Mrs. Carter Will See You Now.’/ Hair by Jawara; makeup by Francesca Tolot

AOC shared Beyoncé’s three covers by American photographer Kennedi Carter, who at age 21 took over the honor of being the youngest photographer to shoot a British Vogue cover. The mantle was worn previously by David Bailey, who shot model Enid Boulting for the February 1961 issue of the magazine.

“It takes enormous patience to rock with me,” Beyoncé Knowles-Carter noted to Edward Enninful, when he logged in separated by a mere 3,000 miles, to interview America’s Queen B/Bee/Bea. “ . . . let me tell you this: rocking with Beyoncé is electric,” Enninful reflected in his December 2020 editor’s letter.

Designer labels from Alexander MQueen, Burberry, Christopher John Rogers, Fendi, Oscar de la Renta, Vivienne Westwood and more created custom clothes for Beyoncé.

While the 20-page fashion shoot was designed as a high-octane jolt to a fashion industry badly shaken by the global events of 2020, Beyoncé operated “in the zone”. Her message: creating and embracing joy is a rebellious act.

Enninful questions Beyoncé about this summer’s ‘Black Is King’ production, asking how she decided to take on a project of such magnitude.

It started out simple, in my backyard. I wanted to do one or two videos for The Gift album, then it just grew. Before we knew it, we were shooting in Nigeria, Ghana, London, Los Angeles, Johannesburg, and KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, where we filmed with the women of the Himba tribe. It took an incredible group of creatives from all around the world, and so many of us were of African descent, telling a part of our own family’s story and its hidden history. Black Is King was a huge production that employed a large number of brilliant artists who may not typically see themselves working on a Disney project. Until now!

Among the precious gifts Beyoncé experienced in the filming of ‘Black Is King’ was being received by the Grand Canyon’s Havasupai tribe, who gave her permission to film there. This was the first time that any crew had been given the permission to professionally film Havasu Falls.

Speaking to Enninful about her creative process, the prolific artist says identifying her intention and then making sure that both she and fellow creators are all aligned around the same purpose and goals for the project is critical.

The focus of Beyoncé creative process was deeply embedded in her Netflix documentary ‘Homecoming’. This life moment encompassed her return to work after birthing twins Rumi and Sir.

Asked to surprise readers with an unknown factoid about her life, Beyoncé shares that the family has two beehives. “I have around 80,000 bees and we make hundreds of jars of honey a year. I started the beehives because my daughters, Blue and Rumi, both have terrible allergies, and honey has countless healing properties.”

AOC advises: investigate this claim further, as it’s a topic of significant debate on the Internet. This opinion on bees, honey and allergies is NOT endorsed by AOC without further investigation.