If only prom had a red carpet! Sassy teen recreates Beyoncé's VERY risque 2015 Met Gala look for her school dance - and wins over thousands of fans online
- India Ross, 18, loved Beyoncé's sheer, crystal-covered Givenchy gown and high ponytail
- She enlisted St. Louis designer Toi Hall, of Toi Box Couture, to make a similar dress, which used 2,000 hand-placed crystals
- The dress cost India $800, but she said she felt like Queen Bey at the Grammys at her prom
What's a beautiful high school senior to do when she wants to look like Beyoncé at her prom, but doesn't have the pop star's access to celebrity designers? Well, if she's as ambitious as one St. Louis teen, she just teams up with a local designer to make her own.
Like many fashion fans, India Ross fell head-over-heels for Queen Bey's Met Gala look in 2015. The star showed up for the event in a mostly sheer Givenchy gown, which was heavily embellished with multicolor crystals.
But instead of just dreaming wistfully that she'd one day get famous and have the chance to wear such a stunning dress, India enlisted a local designer to help create an original Beyoncé-inspired look.
Flawless: India Ross's prom look this year was inspired by Beyoncé's 2015 Met Gala look
Amazing: The 18-year-old emulated Queen Bey's look from the dress to the hair and make-up
Working it! She had the poses down, too, tilting her head to show off the high pony
Headed to Columbia College Chicago in the fall, India plans to double major in Fashion Business and Fashion Merchandising. But while she's probably years away from realizing her dream of opening her own clothing shop, she's already making a name for herself as a fashionable force to be reckoned with.
When it came to picking out something to wear for prom this year, her mind immediately went to the beaded Givenchy gown, and she wasn't about to ignore her vision.
'I have my own sense of style, but Beyoncé is my inspiration,' she told Us Weekly.
She enlisted the help of a local designer, Toi Hall of Toi Box Couture, to work on replicating the Lemonade signer's dress. She then purchased the materials she'd need herself, from places like Walmart, Michaels, and eBay.
Custom: She asked local designer Toi Hall of Toi Box Couture to make the dress for her
Price point: The whole thing cost $800 — a bargain compare to the Grammy winner's Givenchy gown
Updated: Together, they worked to get the right look of the beading and sheer fabric, which was more opaque covering her body since she was wearing it to a school dance
'Mesh material with over 2,000 hand-placed crystals was used to create my dress,' she said, revealing that the whole project cost her about $800.
Toi said it was a 'tedious pleasure' to painstakingly put together the gorgeous gown, which featured a more opaque nude fabric to comply with school dress code rules.
Finally, on the night of the big dance, India made sure to do the incredible dress justice. She styled her hair just like Beyoncé in a twisty high pony-tail, nailing her head-tilt pose.
She drew inspiration from the star's make-up and jewelry, too, coming off as a total dead-ringer for the 24-year-old songstress.
Hard work: The dress had 2,000 hand-placed crystals and Toi said it was a 'tedious pleasure' to make
Bright future: India, a high school senior, hopes to become a designer herself someday
'My date and I felt like Beyoncé and Jay-Z,' she told BuzzFeed. 'It wasn’t prom, it felt like we were at the Grammys, everyone slayed.'
Since India went to prom this weekend and posted images of herself on Instagram doing Beyoncé proud, thousands of admirers have been swooning over the look.
'You hit the nail right on the head...you look FABULOUS!' wrote one, while more than a few commented: 'Slay girl slay.'
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