Beyoncé plans fashion line

Beyoncé Knowles is planning to release her own fashion range.

The Destiny's Child singer has signed her first licensing deal to market her upcoming clothes line, House of Dereon. She also revealed plans to produce her own line of shoes, accessories, jewellery and perfume.

Beyoncé named collection after her grandmother Agnes Dereon, who worked as a steamstress.

The line is due to hit stores in the US this autumn. It will include ready-to-wear, sportswear, denim and items that Beyoncé says she would wear "either on or off the red carpet".

Tina Knowles, the singer's mother and business partner in Beyond Productions, which will help oversee the development and marketing of House of Dereon, said the line will feature a lot of "beading and detailing".

According to a spokesperson, the line will target women aged 18 to 28 and will be competitively-priced.