Family outings are a precious way to spend time together and make some lasting memories. As a kid, I remember my parents taking me to productions of plays put on by my neighbourhood community theatre troop. I would put on my absolute best look from Jacob Junior, pin my hair up with sparkly berets and relish every moment I got to stay up past my bedtime?and clearly, my fam isn?t the only one who enjoyed getting dressed up for a night of culture and drama.
On Saturday, America?s royal couple Beyoncé and Jay-Z took reigning princess Blue Ivy out for a night of fancy family fun in Los Angeles. It was basically the artsy evenings of my childhood, except instead of heading to their local production of Annie, the Knowles-Carter clan opted for the second annual Wearable Art Gala. Same, same, but different. When I was a kid, ?wearable art? referred my hideous attempt at DIY tie-dye, but Blue seemed to have a different interpretation. The six-year-old showed up to the L.A. gala, where one grandmother (Tina Knowles) was the host and the other (Gloria Carter) was being honoured for her humanitarian work, in a shining gold dress and matching wig.
Blue?s outfit also coordinated with her mother?s custom golden gown from Falguni Shane Peacock?so, we were basically witnessing the Carter-Knowles version of family matching outfits. Stars, they?re just like us!
While her outfit was enough to catch people?s attention, Blue stepped up her game during the gala?s live auction, bidding on hig...