Ty Hunter was known as Beyoncé’s stylist for over 18 years, but after realizing he was missing out on important events like birthdays and funerals, he decided to “step out on faith” and put himself first.
The author of the new book “Makeover from Within: Lessons in Hardship, Acceptance and Self-Discovery” talks to theGrio’s Natasha S. Alford on “theGrio Weekly” about the lessons he’s learned from grief, moments he’s loving in fashion right now, and whether he’ll be attending Beyoncé’s “Renaissance” tour this summer.
The following is a transcript of that conversation.
Stepping out on faith and lessons learned from grief
Natasha S. Alford [00:00:18] That’s stylist, Ty Hunter, talking about the moment he decided to put himself and his other dreams first and walk away from styling Beyoncé. Ty spent almost two decades styling the icon, starting with Destiny’s Child’s “Survivor” video to some of Beyoncé’s iconic looks, like those at the Met Gala. Still with me is Ty Hunter, fashion stylist and author of a new book, “Makeover from Within: Lessons in Hardship, Acceptance and Self-Discovery.”
So Ty, you talked about what led to your decision to leave styling behind. And it’s so interesting. I feel like a lot of people are having this moment, right, where they say ‘just because I had success in one arena, does it mean that I need to stay there forever.’
Even Law Roach talked about his own need to, like, reset and really just focus on himself after giving so much to other people. How did you make that decision? What led you to that moment, and what do you think is next for you?
Ty Hunter [00:01:12] My daughter had just turned 21, so my daughter turned 21. I’m 50. And when my daughter turned 21, the next day, I just realized all the things that I missed. I missed birthdays. I missed, you know, celebrations, funerals and things like that with…
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