Reflecting on the styles two decades later, Hunter says the video remains one of his favorite projects to date. It wasn’t his first time working with Beyoncé, though Hunter first worked with Destiny’s Child on “Survivor,” after meeting Tina Knowles while working in a boutique in Houston. “She would always come in the store, and she immediately became my other mother,” says Hunter of Tina. “She told me, ‘I’m going to get you out of here one day.’” She was true to her word Hunter soon began pulling clothes for Beyoncé, Kelly Rowland, and Michelle Williams and eventually became Beyoncé’s go to stylist for her solo venture. It was the “Crazy in Love” video where he saw her become a megastar. “I actually went to the trailer and cried during that video because I was seeing my sister grow up,” says Hunter. “I knew it was her time.”Video Sony Music Entertainment
While it’s hard to pick a favorite look from the video, Hunter says a highlight is the white tank top look she wears in the opening scene Beyoncé struts down the street in a Prada tank top, J Brand denim shorts, and red sky high Stuart Weitzman pumps. “The tank actually has rhinestones on it, which not many people know,” says Hunter. “I remember pulling it at the showroom—it was the last thing I grabbed.” Turns out there’s a thoughtful backstory behind why the pair chose the outfit. “We wanted to do something that the kids could emulate and copy,” says Hunter. “Everything we did prior to that was so big and so glamorous, so we wanted to strip it down into something that the kids could emulate. That was important to Beyoncé.” And emulate they did Hunter sees it pop up around Halloween every year. “It’s a blessing to see,” says Hunter.
