Gothic Temptation: Light in the Darkness of the Middle Ages

Beyoncé is one of the boldest and most inspiring celebrities, who has given birth to countless fashion trends and styling essentials with her glamorous videos. Queen Bey has revived many a timeless trends, and her videos are always a fabulous visual treat with their immersive graphics and elaborately themed outfits. After all, Beyoncé is revered as the unrivalled queen of fashion for a reason!

We are huge fans of Queen Bey’s remarkable representations of gothic fashion. She has given birth to a whole new movement of gothic styling, known as “goth glam”, and we are utterly and insanely in love with the trends she has introduced through her red carpet looks and music videos. With each new gothic statement, Beyoncé introduces styles and outfits that are a remarkable blend of contemporary and medieval statements.

We absolutely adore her stylized infusions of black and white color palettes, sexy leather harnesses and thongs, and shiny stilettos and heels. She accessorizes each statement with elaborate and shiny accessories, chandelier earrings, and gorgeous retro hairstyles. We simply can’t help but fall head over heels in love with how she picks out individual pieces, such as blazers and leather harnesses, and puts them together into such glamorous and cleverly coordinated outfits.

In this article, we will explore some of the iconic gothic elements spotted in some of the hottest singles and red carpet looks by Queen Bey.

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Gothic x Boudoir: Playing with Lingerie

It was an absolute treat to watch Beyoncé crone in her soulful voice, while her audaciously bold and sexy gothic outfits were raising the temperature. The immensely popular single, “Haunted” broke records with its incredible filmography, which explore some of the most poignant elements and expressions of gothic art and culture. The entire video revolved around the gothic elements of mystery, dark visuals and subdued color palettes.

Beyoncé turned up the heat with this classic boudoir-inspired outfit, which introduced us to the concept of gothic glam. If you want to flaunt gothic statements with a feisty and fiery contemporary glamour, this is by far the hottest look that you can experiment with. She flaunted a crisp white blouse with a sharply structured blazer, tied together with a waist-cinching belt. The outfit accentuated her curves and highlighted the curvaceous structure of her body.

Now this is where the magic happens: she paired this sleek black tie statement with leather harnesses to create a boudoir effect with sexy lingerie. We can’t stop marveling at the genius behind this statement! It truly offers the best of both worlds: gothic and lingerie.

She glamourized her statement with layers or pearls adorning her wrist, sultry black Louboutin heels, and chandelier earrings encrusted with diamonds. Her retro blonde hairdo with immaculate waves was the perfect style to complement the look, while the smokey black eyes and wine red lipstick certainly worked wonders.

Sensual in Lace

Black lace with intricately embroidered patterns and see-through drama is one of the most sensual trends to flaunt in gothic fashion. Beyoncé teaches us how to do it right in this iconic music video. This is by far the most iconic scene that has inspired many a fans across the world to add lacy black bodysuits to their wardrobes.

The macabre and soulful haunted house theme offered the perfect background to allow Queen Bey to shine in this glamorous gothic statement. This look can be easily recreated with a lacy black bodysuit and glamorous corset.

She paired up a classic medieval-style corset with a lacy high-neck shrug, which cinched up her waistline and highlighted her curves with a gloriously sensual aplomb. We absolutely adore the braided updo, which elaborately piled up her hair and defined her crown.

The makeup statement is a treat in its own: electrifying silver-black eyes with a feisty magenta-red pout. She kept her accessories to a minimal and it worked wonders at allowing the rest of her outfit to command attention. We adore the delicate gothic black crown resting atop her head.

Gothic x Red Leather

Beyoncé teaches us some inspiring styling lessons on taking gothic to the red carpet with a dramatically glamorous flair. Many of us make the common mistake of limiting our gothic style endeavors to black, when in fact, there is a whole world of color palettes and textures to play around with.

Burgundy, wine and reds are some of the most fabulous color palettes to explore in gothic fashion. Queen Bey strutted her glamour on the red carpet in this glossy red leather trench dress, and the effect is utterly and insanely alluring. Underneath the trench dress, Beyoncé paired up some feisty lacy lingerie, which created the perfect extravaganza for a swoon-worthy black tie statement.

She complimented her look with metallic silver heels, a dark burgundy lip and her blonde tresses falling back in dazzling cascades of waves. This is one of our favorite gothic statement from Queen Bey for its contemporary and minimalist take on gothic fashion!

Queen Bey’s fifth solo album, titled Beyoncé, is brimming with countless gorgeous gothic statements that inspire us to pair up contemporary outfits and blazers with seductive lingerie items and leather harnesses. She makes it look so effortlessly sexy with her natural charisma and dazzling charm.

Beyoncé’s stills from the music video “Haunted”, where she is walking through corridors of the mansion wearing a sharply tailored black suit with a crisp white blouse teaches us that gothic doesn’t always have to be limited to dresses and corsets. In fact, you create an elaborate black tie gothic statement without any laces or ruffles. It’s all about incorporating key elements of gothic trends to create a statement that inspires confidents and accentuates your curves with style.

Queen Bey has also encouraged us to invest in regal lacy capes, which work as a lingerie trend to turn the heat up in the bedroom, but can also be flaunted with elaborate evening wear and black tie outfits.