Jay-Z's Longtime Stylist June Ambrose Explains the Colorful New Audacity of His Style

Aoutfit is only clothing if you're not Beyoncé and Jay-Z. For the power couple, it's a statement. Everything they do is mapped out, from their On the Run II tour to the threads they wear for it. And for the rapper turned business mogul, that's largely due to June Ambrose. The stylist, who has helped shape Jay-Z's look since 1999, approaches each tour and visual project with as much attention to detail as the fans, fully aware that—like their music—the couple's clothing tells a story.

This Run, the message is their strength as a couple who aren't afraid to open up their marriage issues for the rest of the world to relate to—albeit in a characteristically controlled way, with the recent release of their debut duet album Everything Is Love. "If you look at the evolution of [Jay-Z]'s style, it’s really indicative of the maturity of his music and the storytelling," Ambrose explained on the phone, gearing up for the On the Run II tour to hit the United States, beginning Wednesday in Cleveland.