--- title: Grammys 2017: Beyoncé's Gold Dress Featured Her Own Face description: Beyonce's glittering gold dress for her 2017 Grammys performance featured embellished detailing of what appears to be her face. canonical: https://time.com/4668868/beyonce-grammys-2017/ author: Cady Lang article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-02-13T16:26:56.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:41:03.358Z og:title: Only Beyoncé Could Pull Off a Dress With Her Own Face on It og:description: Her dress paid tribute to her glorious self og:url: https://time.com/4668868/beyonce-grammys-2017/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt16d7c6809b0bc348/6988ba070a4a22e1aa9cce98/beyonce-gold-dress-grammys-face.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: The 59th GRAMMY Awards - Roaming Show og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Only Beyoncé Could Pull Off a Dress With Her Own Face on It twitter:description: Her dress paid tribute to her glorious self twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt16d7c6809b0bc348/6988ba070a4a22e1aa9cce98/beyonce-gold-dress-grammys-face.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Only Beyoncé Could Pull Off a Dress With Her Own Face on It  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Feb 13, 2017 4:26 PM UTC  Beyonce performs onstage during The 59th GRAMMY Awards at STAPLES Center on February 12, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. Beyonce performs onstage during The 59th GRAMMY Awards at STAPLES Center on February 12, 2017 in Los Angeles, California.Kevin Mazur—Getty Images for NARAS  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Feb 13, 2017 4:26 PM UTC Beyoncé’s show-stopping, gravity-defying [performance of “Love Drought” and “Sandcastles”](http://time.com/4668361/beyonce-performance-grammys-2017/) at the 2017 Grammys celebrated womanhood at its most regal, and in case you missed it, her gorgeous gold Peter Dundas gown included embroidered detailing of Queen Bey’s own face. According to an interview with [_Vogue Runway_](http://www.vogue.com/article/beyonce-grammys-peter-dundas-dress), Dundas revealed that the dress did, in fact, feature Beyoncé’s face, as well as influences from Gustav Klimt, art deco-esque Erté motifs, references to the African goddess Oshun, and lyrics from [Bey’s song “Love Drought.”](http://time.com/4370269/beyonce-lemonade-love-drought-jay-z/) Dundas felt that these elements helped to bring to life Beyoncé’s narrative. “I like creating stories within a garment,” he said. “It was a fun way to celebrate the moment for her.” The dress, which he said took one week to embroider with 50 people working on it constantly, is the first creation from Dundas since he struck out on his own after leaving a creative director post at Roberto Cavalli. Dundas, the mastermind behind the sunny yellow dress [Bey wore to wreck havoc in the “Hold Up” video](http://time.com/4479079/beyonce-hold-up-birthday-youtube/), is a longtime collaborator with the singer. 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