{"id":2391493,"date":"2026-04-27T15:16:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T15:16:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2391493"},"modified":"2026-04-27T15:16:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T15:16:09","slug":"why-beyonces-purple-saint-laurent-gown-is-sparking-lemonade-and-act-iii-theories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/why-beyonces-purple-saint-laurent-gown-is-sparking-lemonade-and-act-iii-theories\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Beyonc\u00e9&#8217;s Purple Saint Laurent Gown Is Sparking &#8216;Lemonade&#8217; and &#8216;Act III&#8217; Theories"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-journey-body=\"standard-article\">\n<hr data-node-id=\"0\" class=\"css-18pb4rg emevuu60\"\/>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"1\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\"><strong data-node-id=\"1.0\">THE RUNDOWN<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul data-node-id=\"2\" class=\"css-kw9lqy emevuu60\">\n<li aria-level=\"1\" style=\"list-style-type:disc;\" data-node-id=\"2.0\">Beyonc\u00e9 shared images of herself wearing a purple Saint Laurent gown to Instagram on April 27.<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\" style=\"list-style-type:disc;\" data-node-id=\"2.1\">The post came on the heels of her celebrating the 10th anniversary of her 2016 album, <em data-node-id=\"2.1.1\">Lemonade<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\" style=\"list-style-type:disc;\" data-node-id=\"2.2\">A fan noticed that her post bore a connection to the music video for her <em data-node-id=\"2.2.1\">Lemonade <\/em>single, \u201cHold Up.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr data-node-id=\"3\" class=\"css-18pb4rg emevuu60\"\/>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"4\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">Beyonc\u00e9\u2019s 2016 album, <em data-node-id=\"4.1\">Lemonade<\/em>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.elle.com\/culture\/celebrities\/a71119550\/beyonce-lemonade-10-year-anniversary-act-iii-hint-instagram\/\" target=\"_self\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.elle.com\/culture\/celebrities\/a71119550\/beyonce-lemonade-10-year-anniversary-act-iii-hint-instagram\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"celebrated its 10th anniversary on April 23\" data-node-id=\"4.3\" class=\"body-link css-1xnf0nh emevuu60\">celebrated its 10th anniversary on April 23<\/a>, and the singer continued honoring the work with a new look that had a subtle connection to the project.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"5\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">Earlier today, the singer shared a series of photos to Instagram that featured her wearing a dramatic purple oversize Saint Laurent gown from its spring\/summer 2026 collection. The dress was decorated with puffed sleeves and ruffles.<\/p>\n<section data-embed=\"watch-next\" data-lazy-id=\"P0-16\" data-node-id=\"6\" class=\"embed\"\/>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"7\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">Beyonc\u00e9 accessorized with a pearl Cult Gaia bag, black sunglasses, and a diamond and pearl choker necklace.<\/p>\n<section data-embed=\"instagram\" data-lazy-id=\"P0-17\" data-node-id=\"8\" class=\"embed\"\/>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"9\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">An <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@texpatpat\/video\/7633310519335718145?_r=1&amp;_t=ZP-95t4ofwXVyZ\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@texpatpat\/video\/7633310519335718145?_r=1&amp;_t=ZP-95t4ofwXVyZ\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"eagle-eyed fan on TikTok\" data-vars-ga-product-id=\"655bc98d-a4db-42cf-bcc7-70b80423a6f7\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-node-id=\"9.1\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@texpatpat\/video\/7633310519335718145?_r=1&amp;_t=ZP-95t4ofwXVyZ\" data-product-url=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@texpatpat\/video\/7633310519335718145?_r=1&amp;_t=ZP-95t4ofwXVyZ\" data-affiliate=\"false\" data-affiliate-network=\"\" data-vars-ga-product-price=\"$0.00\" data-vars-ga-product-retailer-id=\"d8a69a8f-53ca-4964-9c37-a34accae8563\" data-vars-ga-link-treatment=\"(not set) | (not set)\" class=\"body-link product-links css-1xnf0nh e1aq0z090\">eagle-eyed fan on TikTok<\/a> noticed that one of her post\u2019s photos looks very similar to the still from her \u201cHold Up\u201d music video where she places one foot down a step:<\/p>\n<section data-embed=\"youtube\" data-lazy-id=\"P0-18\" data-node-id=\"10\" class=\"embed\"\/>\n<section data-embed=\"body-image\" data-lazy-id=\"P0-19\" data-node-id=\"11\" class=\"embed\">\n<div size=\"large\" data-embed=\"body-image\" class=\"align-center size-large embed css-13f5bxj e1fodxfw4\">\n<div class=\"css-1k29q50 e1fodxfw3\"><\/p>\n<p><figcaption data-theme-key=\"photo-credit-figcaption\" class=\"css-1am3yn9 e1g9hcy40\"><span class=\"css-1nsb0hw e1geg53v1\">Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"12\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">The fan theorized that this could be a hint that Beyonc\u00e9\u2019s upcoming album<em data-node-id=\"12.1\"> Act III <\/em>could also be a visual album like <em data-node-id=\"12.3\">Lemonade<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"13\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">Fans also noticed the resemblance between Beyonc\u00e9&#8217;s purple Saint Laurent dress and the bright yellow Roberto Cavalli gown she wore in \u201cHold Up.\u201d They pointed out that she wore Saint Laurent in that video too, pairing the yellow dress with black polka-dotted platform heels from the house.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"14\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">Originally, Beyonc\u00e9 was supposed to wear a different dress, stylist B. Akerlund explained in a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/music-news\/beyonce-stylist-b-akerlund-lemonade-7348332\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/music-news\/beyonce-stylist-b-akerlund-lemonade-7348332\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"2016 interview with Billboard\" data-node-id=\"14.1\" class=\"body-link css-1xnf0nh emevuu60\">2016 interview with <em data-node-id=\"14.1.1\">Billboard<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"15\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">\u201cWe had another outfit already chosen [to wear], and then that yellow Roberto Cavalli dress showed up a day late because it was right off the runway [from fall 2016 collection],\u201d Akerlund recalled. \u201cWe weren\u2019t feeling the other dress, and we put on the Cavalli and in that moment knew it was the ultimate vision of what that video needed to be.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"16\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">\u201cEverything from that it was flowing to it was see-through to it had all these different shapes and was still sexy\u2026the dress had it all,\u201d the stylist added. \u201cUltimately, the yellow dress is what makes it [the video] iconic and memorable and stands out.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.elle.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THE RUNDOWN Beyonc\u00e9 shared images of herself wearing a purple Saint Laurent gown to Instagram on April 27. The post came on the heels of her celebrating the 10th anniversary of her 2016 album, Lemonade. A fan noticed that her post bore a connection to the music video for her Lemonade single, \u201cHold Up.\u201d Beyonc\u00e9\u2019s [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2391494,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25177],"tags":[274717,466490,285977,285684,441834,466489,436397],"class_list":["post-2391493","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrities","tag-content-type-news","tag-contentid-95f0c36a-ebd5-48f0-a1a1-14f64df00f8b","tag-displaytype-standard-article","tag-locale-us","tag-read_time-2","tag-shorttitle-why-beyonces-purple-gown-is-sparking-theories","tag-subsection-celebrity-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Why-Beyonces-Purple-Saint-Laurent-Gown-Is-Sparking-Lemonade-and.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2391493","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2391493"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2391493\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2391495,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2391493\/revisions\/2391495"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2391494"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2391493"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2391493"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2391493"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}