Tyrone "Ty" Hunter

Stylist Tyrone “Ty” Hunter was born on August 20, 1972 in Austin, Texas. He attended Pearce Junior High School in Austin before completing coursework in music video production at the Art Institute of Dallas in 1990.

Following his studies, Hunter met designer Tina Knowles, who would become his mentor, when he was working at the boutique Bui-Yah-Kah in the Galleria Mall in Houston. After gaining additional experience at the clothing store Bebe, he was hired as a stylist for the girl group Destiny’s Child. This would lead to Hunter styling Destiny’s Child for their music video Survivor and the Total Request Live Tour, followed by their Destiny’s Child World Tour in 2002. He also styled Michelle Williams and Kelly Rowland for their solo projects. Then, when Beyoncé Knowles launched her solo career, Hunter became her primary stylist, beginning with the 2003 release of Dangerously in Love. Over the next eleven years, Hunter styled Beyoncé for every major album cycle and tour, including the Dangerously in Love Tour (2003), B’Day (2006), The Beyoncé Experience Tour (2007), I Am… Sasha Fierce (2008–2009), 4 (2011), The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour (2013), and the On the Run Tour with Jay-Z (2014). Hunter also collaborated on Beyonce’s Met Gala appearances from the years of 2008 to 2015.

After leaving Parkwood Entertainment in 2014, Hunter launched ServedFresh, a streetwear clothing line; and in 2015, he introduced a lighting phone case accessory, a tech gadget designed to enhance smartphone photography. Hunter joined President Barack Obama’s My Brother’s Keeper initiative in 2015. Then, in 2017, he collaborated with Foot Locker to design an athletic shoe and later partnered with Hyundai to create a capsule clothing collection. In 2022, Hunter published his memoir, Makeover from Within: Lessons in Hardship, Acceptance, and Self-Discovery, with Chronicle Books.

Hunter has a daughter, Trezure Hunter, and resides in New York, New York.

Tyrone “Ty” Hunter was interviewed by The HistoryMakers on October 10, 2025.