Beyoncé Knowles has revealed her inspiration for her stage costumes can sometimes come from strange places.

Beyoncé usually works with her mum Tina Knowles on outfits for her red carpet and stage appearance and she told Cosmopolitan recently: “Usually, I call months before and tell [my mom], ‘I woke up from this dream. I was wearing gold and I was a robot.’ And she’s like, ‘Okay you’re crazy, but I’m going to make it happen.’ So she makes about 50 robot suits and we choose from those.”

But she’s not always been so interested in the fashion decision: “At one point, I was a tomboy and wouldn’t wear dresses.”

“And when I first became a teenager, I hated purses. My mom used to say, ‘You’re a young lady, you should have a purse.’ I refused. She had to beg me.”