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April 29, 2015

FKA Twigs Makes Freaky Look Hot

By Leah Rodriguez

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Photo: Ian Gavan/Getty Images

Last year, FKA Twigs’s hair became a point of reference for the fashion set — fast.

After debuting her first album, LP1, Twigs’s signature gelled baby hairs (a styling trick popularized by women of color for ages) were seen on the Givenchy runway and on Katy Perry. Twigs’s look is part ’90s R&B babe — she’s channeled Aaliyah as Queen of the Damned and TLC’s baggy-pant-sports-bra combos — and part cyberpunk, with all her strappy thigh-high boots and bondage. Then there’s her flow-y side-slit dresses, robes, and royal golds, accessorized with face paint or killer braids, staples in any warrior goddess’s wardrobe. See how the singer pulls off looking weird and flawless in our slideshow, including McQueen fairy wings at the “Savage Beauty” exhibition, a KTZ caftan she preformed in at Coachella, and a lot more.

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February 24, 2016 Where: Performing on The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon. Photo: Andrew Lipovsky/NBC/Getty Images
February 4, 2016 Where: Visiting Chiltern Firehouse in London. What: Backpack by Acne. Photo: Mark Robert Milan/GC Images
November 23, 2015 Where: At the British Fashion Awards in London. Photo: Anthony Harvey/Getty Images
November 12, 2015 Where: At the GO Campaign Gala in Beverly Hills. Photo: Jerod Harris/WireImage
September 19, 2015 Where: At the Versus show during London Fashion Week SS16. Photo: Ian Gavan/Getty Images
August 30, 2015 Where: At the MTV VMA Awards. Photo: Jason Merritt/2015 Getty Images
May 20, 2015 Where: In New York City. Photo: Josiah Kamau/BuzzFoto via Getty Images
May 5, 2015 Where: At JFK Airport. Photo: JOCE/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images
May 4, 2015 Where: With Robert Pattinson at the Met Gala. What: Dress by Christopher Kane. Photo: 2015 Getty Images
April 18, 2015 Where: Performing during the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. Photo: Chelsea Lauren/WireImage
April 11, 2015 Where: Performing during the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. Photo: Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images
April 11, 2015 Where: Performing during the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. Photo: Matt Cowan/Getty Images
March 12, 2015 Where: At the Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty Fashion Gala in London. Photo: David M. Benett/2015 David M. Benett
February 25, 2015 Where: At the BRIT Awards in London. Photo: Ian Gavan/2015 Getty Images
February 19, 2015 Where: Performing at The Roundhouse in London. Photo: Neil Lupin/2015 Neil Lupin
January 15, 2015 Where: Performing at the nominations launch for The Brit Awards in London. Photo: David M. Benett/2015 David M. Benett
January 15, 2015 Where: At the nominations launch for The Brit Awards in London. Photo: Ian Gavan/2015 Getty Images
December 4, 2014 Where: At the YoungArts and III Points presents FKA Twigs in Miami. Photo: Robin Marchant/2014 Getty Images
December 4, 2014 Where: At a Surface Magazine Event With Hans Ulrich Obrist in Miami. Photo: Astrid Stawiarz/2014 Getty Images
November 29, 2014 Where: Performing at The Republic in New Orleans. Photo: Josh Brasted/2014 Josh Brasted
November 26, 2014 Where: Performing at Emo's in Austin. Photo: Rick Kern/2014 Rick Kern
November 4, 2014 Where: Performing on The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon. Photo: NBC/2014 NBCUniversal Media, LLC
October 29, 2014 Where: At the Barclaycard Mercury Prize in London. Photo: David M. Benett/2014 David M. Benett
October 21, 2014 Where: Performing live during a concert at the Kesselhaus in Berlin. Photo: Frank Hoensch/2014 Frank Hoensch
October 8, 2014 Where: Performing at Hackney Empire in London. Photo: Matthew Baker/2014 Getty Images
September 10, 2014 Where: At the Barclaycard Mercury Prize nominations launch in London. Photo: John Phillips/2014 Getty Images
August 27, 2014 Where: In New York City. Photo: Turgeon-Steffman / Splash News
July 19, 2014 Where: Performing during Pitchfork Music Festival in Chicago. Photo: Roger Kisby/2014 Roger Kisby
June 11, 2014 Where: At the London launch of NikeLab 1948. Photo: David M. Benett/2014 David M. Benett
January 22, 2014 Where: At Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2014. Photo: Kirstin Sinclair/2014 Kirstin Sinclair
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