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August 27, 2012

The Cher Look Book

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Photo: Frank Edwards/Fotos International/Getty Images

Whenever people bemoan the lack of imagination on today’s red carpets, Cher’s name always comes up as an example of someone who successfully pushes the envelope. From her patterned bell-bottoms and waist-long, silky straight hair in the seventies to her shiny spandex and sky-high, spiky wigs of the eighties, she transformed herself too often to have a signature style of note, yet each look is unmistakably her own. Never one to shy away from belly-baring mesh tops, gold lamé, or headdresses of any kind, Cher always manages to walk the line between wacky and elegant. Enjoy a look back at her otherworldly outfits from the sixties to today.

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Circa 1960 Where: With Sonny Bono. Photo: Charlie Gillett Collection/Redferns
Circa 1960 Where: With Sonny Bono. Photo: K & K Ulf Kruger OHG/Redferns
Circa 1960 Where: With Sonny Bono. Photo: K & K Ulf Kruger OHG/Redferns
July 31, 1965 Where: With Sonny Bono in London, England.  Photo: Fred Mott/Getty Images
August 1, 1965 Where: With Sonny Bono. Photo: S O’Meara/Getty Images
August 5, 1965 Where: With Sonny Bono. Photo: Keystone/Stringer Hulton Archive
September 6, 1965 Where: With Sonny Bono. Photo: King Collection/Photoshot/Getty Images
Circa 1966 Where: With Sonny Bono in New York City. Photo: Jack Robinson/Hulton Archive/Getty Images
Circa 1966 Where: With Sonny Bono in Copenhagen, Denmark. Photo: Jan Persson/Redferns
April 1, 1966 Where: With Sonny Bono in Los Angeles, California. Photo: Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images
August 22, 1966 Where: With Sonny Bono in London, England. Photo: Keystone/Getty Images
August 28, 1966 Where: With Sonny Bono. Photo: Powell/Express/Getty Images
September 1, 1966 Where: With Sonny Bono. Photo: Bettmann/CORBIS
Circa 1967 Where: In Good Times. Photo: Columbia Pictures/Getty Images
Circa 1967 Where: With Sonny Bono. Photo: K & K Ulf Kruger OHG/Redferns
Circa 1968 Where: Walking with Sonny Bono in New York City. Photo: Jack Robinson/Hulton Archive/Getty Images
Circa 1968 Where: In Los Angeles, California. Photo: Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images
April 10, 1968 Where: With Sonny Bono at the Academy Awards. Photo: Fotos International/Archive Photos
Circa 1970s  Photo: Neal Preston/CORBIS
October 1, 1971  Photo: Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images
Circa 1972   Photo: Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images
August 1, 1972 Where: Performing in concert. Photo: Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images
Circa 1973 Where: With Sonny Bono at the Golden Globe Awards. Photo: Max B. Miller/Fotos International/Getty Images
March 1, 1973 Where: At the party for the premiere of Last Tango in Paris. Photo: Frank Edwards/Fotos International/Getty Images
March 27, 1973 Where: With Sonny Bono at the Academy Awards in Los Angeles, California. Photo: Ron Galella/WireImage
May 7, 1973 Where: With Sonny Bono in New York City. Photo: Ron Galella/WireImage
November 20, 1974 Where: At the "Romantic and Glamorous Hollywood Design" exhibition, in New York City. Photo: Ron Galella/WireImage
December 12, 1974 Where: With mother, Georgia Holt, in Los Angeles, California. Photo: Bettmann/CORBIS
August 9, 1975 Where: Performing at the Rock Music Awards in Los Angeles, California. Photo: Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images
November 20, 1975 Where: Shopping in New York City. Photo: Ron Galella/WireImage
November 21, 1975 Where: In New York City. Photo: Ron Galella/WireImage
March 1, 1976 Where: Leaving the Palm Restaurant in Los Angeles, California. Photo: Ron Galella/WireImage
Circa 1977 Where: With Gregg Allman in Los Angeles, California. Photo: Michael Ochs Archives/Corbis
January 21, 1977 Where: At the the Red Balloon in Washington, D.C. Photo: Ron Galella, Ltd./WireImage
March 6, 1977 Where: Walking in Beverly Hills, California. Photo: Ron Galella/WireImage
March 9, 1977 Where: At the premiere of Joseph Andrews in Los Angeles, California. Photo: Ron Galella/WireImage
March 13, 1977 Where: Departing LAX Airport in Los Angeles, California.   Photo: Ron Galella/WireImage
November 5, 1977 Where: Leaving JFK Airport in New York City. Photo: Ron Galella/WireImage
Circa 1978 Where: With Gregg Allman in Los Angeles, California. Photo: Michael Ochs Archives/Corbis
February 7, 1979 Where: Leaving the Merv Griffin Show in Hollywood, California. Photo: Ron Galella/WireImage
February 28, 1979 Where: In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Photo: Scott Weiner/Retna Ltd./Corbis
July 10, 1979 Where: Performing in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Photo: Ron Galella/WireImage
Circa 1980 Where: With Rob Camilletti in Los Angeles, California. Photo: Barry King/WireImage
Circa 1980 Where: At the American Music Awards in Los Angeles, California. Photo: Barry King/WireImage
Circa 1980 Where: At the Vanity Fair Oscar party in Los Angeles, California. Photo: Barry King/WireImage
Circa 1980  Photo: Lynn Goldsmith/Corbis
August 18, 1980  Photo: Bettmann/CORBIS
August 25, 1980 Where: With Les Dudek in New York City. Photo: AP Photo
Circa 1981 Where: In London, England. Photo: Gabor Scott/Redferns
Circa 1982 Where: With Les Dudek. Photo: Corbis
February 14, 1982 Where: With Georgianne LaPierre at the after party for the "Night of 100 Stars" gala to celebrate 100 years of the Ac... February 14, 1982 Where: With Georgianne LaPierre at the after party for the "Night of 100 Stars" gala to celebrate 100 years of the Actors' Fund of America. Photo: Ron Galella/WireImage
February 2, 1983 Where: At the grand opening of Sonny Bono's restaurant, Bono, in West Hollywood, California. Photo: Ron Galella/WireImage
March 1, 1983 Where: With Michael Jackson. Photo: Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images
April 11, 1983 Where: At the Academy Awards in Los Angeles, California. Photo: Barry King/WireImage
February 1, 1984 
April 9, 1984 Where: With Val Kilmer at the Academy Awards in Los Angeles, California. Photo: Bill Nation/Sygma/Corbis
July 23, 1984 Where: With Eric Stoltz at the premiere of Grandview, U.S.A. in Beverly Hills, California. Photo: Ron Galella/WireImage
Circa 1985  Photo: Corbis
Circa 1985  Photo: CORBIS License Type: Rights Managed (RM)
September 11, 1985 Where: At the screening of After Hours, in New York City. Photo: Ron Galella/WireImage
November 7, 1985 Where: At the premiere of White Nights in Los Angeles, California. Photo: Ron Galella/WireImage
December 9, 1985 Where: At Diana Vreeland's costume exhibit, in New York City. Photo: Ron Galella/WireImage
January 24, 1986 Where: With Josh Donen at the Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, California. Photo: Ron Galella/WireImage
March 25, 1986 Where: At the Academy Awards.       Photo: Frank Trapper/Corbis License Type: Rights Managed (RM)
September 28, 1986 Where: At the MGM party. Photo: Barry King/WireImage
September 11, 1987 Where: With Rob Camilletti at the MTV Video Music Awards. Photo: Barry King/WireImage
October 1, 1987 Where: Performing in concert. Photo: Martina Raddatz/Redferns
January 23, 1988 Where: At the Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, California. Photo: Ron Galella/WireImage
April 12, 1988 Where: At the Academy Awards in Los Angeles, California. Photo: LENNOX MCLENDON/AP/Corbis
October 31, 1988 Where: At Bob Mackie's Halloween Party. Photo: Ron Galella/WireImage
November 1, 1988 Where: At a gala Halloween party, in New York City. Photo: GERALD HERBERT/AP/Corbis
August 17, 1989 Where: At press conference before performing in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Photo: Ron Galella/WireImage
September 9, 1989 Where: With Richie Sambora at the MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles, California. Photo: Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic, Inc
December 10, 1990 Where: At the Mermaids premiere in Beverly Hills, California. Photo: Barry King/WireImage
May 15, 1991 Where: At the Brooklyn Laundry in West Hollywood, California. Photo: Ron Galella/WireImage
October 30, 1991 Where: At a taping of the Sally Jesse Raphael Show, in New York City. Photo: Ron Galella, Ltd./WireImage
August 1, 1992 Where: With Chastity Bono. Photo: Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images
Circa 1994  Photo: Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images
Circa 1996 Where: Performing in London, England.  Photo: Michael Putland/Getty Images
September 6, 1997 Where: At the Golden Globe Awards in Los Angeles, California. Photo: Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic, Inc.
December 8, 1997 Where: At the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute gala "Gianni Versace" in New York City. Photo: Ron Galel... December 8, 1997 Where: At the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute gala "Gianni Versace" in New York City. Photo: Ron Galella/WireImage
March 23, 1998 Where: At the Academy Awards in Los Angeles, California. Photo: Kevin Mazur Archive 1/WireImage
January 11, 1999 Where: At the American Music Awards in Los Angeles, California. Photo: Frank Trapper
September 8, 2000 Where: At the Women in Film Awards, in New York City. Photo: Steve Granitz/WireImage
October 31, 2001 Where: At the Q awards in London, England. Photo: Rune Hellestad/Corbis
November 4, 2001 Where: At the premiere of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone in London, England. Photo: Dave Benett/Getty Images
April 14, 2002 Where: At MTV Icon Honors Aerosmith. Photo: KMazur/WireImage
August 27, 2002 Where: Performing in Atlanta, Georgia. Photo: Rick Diamond/WireImage
December 9, 2002 Where: At the Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas, Nevada. Photo: Frank Trapper/Corbis
August 30, 2003 Where: Peforming during her Living Proof farewell tour. Photo: Barry King/WireImage
April 21, 2006 Where: With Karl Lagerfeld at the launch of Visionaire's "48 Magic" issue, in New York City. Photo: KMazur/WireImage fo... April 21, 2006 Where: With Karl Lagerfeld at the launch of Visionaire's "48 Magic" issue, in New York City. Photo: KMazur/WireImage for Visionaire / V MAGAZINE/ V MAN
July 7, 2006 Where: At the Jean-Paul Gaultier runway show in Paris, France. Photo: Eric Ryan/Getty Images
February 10, 2008 Where: At the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, California. Photo: Mark J. Terrill/AP/Corbis
January 17, 2010 Where: At the Golden Globes Awards in Beverly Hills, California. Photo: Steve Granitz/WireImage
June 10, 2010 Where: At the AFI Life Achievement Award honoring Mike Nichols. Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images for AFI
September 12, 2010 Where: At the MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles, California. Photo: Gregg DeGuire/FilmMagic
November 15, 2010 Where: At the premiere of Burlesque in Hollywood, California. Photo: Jon Kopaloff/FilmMagic
December 13, 2010 Where: At the premiere of Burlesque in London, England. Photo: Dave Hogan/Getty Images
December 15, 2010 Where: With Christina Aguilera at the Burlesque photo-call in Paris, France. Photo: Dominique Charriau/WireImage
February 13, 2012 Where: At LAX airport in Los Angeles, California. Photo: Splash News
April 21, 2012 Where: With Chaz Bono at the GLAAD Media Awards in Los Angeles, California. Photo: Jason Merritt/2012 Getty Images
May 4, 2015 Where: At the Met Gala in New York City. What: Dress by Marc Jacobs.
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