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In 1963, then–husband-and-wife R&B duo Ike & Tina Turner posed for a portrait. At the time she wore demure looks, like this white dress, and m... more
In 1963, then–husband-and-wife R&B duo Ike & Tina Turner posed for a portrait. At the time she wore demure looks, like this white dress, and mostly matched her husband. She would later divorce him and reveal that Ike was abusive and that she attempted suicide in 1968 during a low point in their relationship. Photo: Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images
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In 1964. Photo: A.B. Bell/ Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images
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Performing with Ike in 1966. Photo: David Redfern/Redferns/Getty Images
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With Ike in 1969. Photo: Len Trievnor/Getty Images
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In 1975. Photo: David Redfern/Redferns/Getty Images
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That same year. Photo: Anwar Hussein/Getty Images
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In 1976, Turner started to debut her more flamboyant style, here with a jumpsuit and knee-high boots. Photo: Michael Ochs Archives//Getty Images
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An airport look in 1976. Photo: Hulton Deutsch/Corbis via Getty Images
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During Turner’s years with Ike, she didn’t have the money for bespoke fashion, so she would tweak items she found while touring. “She’d go to these li... more
During Turner’s years with Ike, she didn’t have the money for bespoke fashion, so she would tweak items she found while touring. “She’d go to these little French dress boutiques and she would buy something and then she’d try to screw around with it and make it into a costume,” Bob Mackie, her longtime fashion collaborator, said. One of Mackie’s flashiest outfits for Turner featured pleated lamé wings and fringe that had to be constructed from chain because he knew beaded trimming would fall apart after a few of Turner’s notoriously kinetic shows. When she dashed across the stage in 1977, the wings fanned out behind her. “I looked like I was about to take flight and soar — which was exactly how I felt about being on my own for the first time,” she wrote in her memoir That’s My Life . Photo: Harry Langdon/Getty Images
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In 1977, wearing a suit. Photo: Harry Langdon/Getty Images
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In 1978 at her first solo concert in London since splitting up with her partner, Ike, Turner debuted a noticeably more liberated look, setting the ton... more
In 1978 at her first solo concert in London since splitting up with her partner, Ike, Turner debuted a noticeably more liberated look, setting the tone for her style in later years. Photo: Gary Merrin/Getty Images
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By 1984, Turner had become known for her hair. Photo: Gary Gershoff/Getty Images
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Performing later that year, she continued her theme of wearing suits, here with a blouse and tie: a power look. Photo: Michael Ochs Archives//Getty Im... more
Performing later that year, she continued her theme of wearing suits, here with a blouse and tie: a power look. Photo: Michael Ochs Archives//Getty Images
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That same year, she posed for a portrait in her Los Angeles home. Photo: Aaron Rapoport/Getty Images
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She started wearing leather in 1984, a look that would come back again throughout the decades. Photo: Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images
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She wore a red dress and belt in 1985, a year that stood out as a peak style moment for Turner. Photo: Steve Rapport/Getty Images
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Her "Private Dancer Tour" defined her new look and helped establish Turner as a major solo artist and live performer. It is often considered... more
Her "Private Dancer Tour" defined her new look and helped establish Turner as a major solo artist and live performer. It is often considered one of the best comebacks in music history. Photo: Ross Marino/Icon and Image/Getty Images
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This flame look, which she worked with Bob Mackie for her tour, would come to showcase her attention-grabbing era: one that married her disco and rock... more
This flame look, which she worked with Bob Mackie for her tour, would come to showcase her attention-grabbing era: one that married her disco and rock-and-roll personas onstage. When Beyoncé performed a tribute to Turner at the Kennedy Center Honors in 2005, she wore a version of the dress. Photo: Richard Young/Shutterstock
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Turner wears another leather dress while on tour at the Wembley Arena in 1985. Photo: Solomon NJie/Getty Images
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More leather in Brussels, Belgium, during her tour. Photo: Gie Knaeps/Getty Images
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Turner and Lionel Richie in 1985. Photo: Images Press/Getty Images
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Turner and Cher in 1985. Photo: Robin Platzer/Images Press/Getty Images
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Red became one of Turner's defining colors throughout her fashion career, shown here in 1987. Photo: Paul Natkin/Getty Images
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More red in Rio in 1988. Photo: Dave Hogan/Getty Images
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Silver was another one of her signature colors, showing the boldness of her style throughout the ’90s. Photo: Rob Verhorst/Redferns/Getty Images
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A gold dress in 1990, her fabulous era. Photo: Dave Hogan/Getty Images
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In 1991. Photo: United Archives/ZIK Images/United Archives via Getty Images
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Backstage ahead of her show at New York's Radio City Music Hall in 1993. Photo: Dave Hogan/Getty Images
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In 1995, Turner sang the theme song for the Bond film GoldenEye and wore this billowy dress to match. Photo: Dave Hogan/Hulton Archive/Getty Images
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Here in 1997, Turner showcased her famous assets: her legs. Three years prior, she had ensured them for 3.2 million. Photo: Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Imag... more
Here in 1997, Turner showcased her famous assets: her legs. Three years prior, she had ensured them for 3.2 million. Photo: Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images
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In 2000 during a performance in Chicago. Photo: Paul Natkin/Getty Images
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Turner leaned into her love of leather when she performed at the 2000 Super Bowl. Photo: JEFF HAYNES/AFP via Getty Images
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In 2002 at a party in Paris for Cartier. Turner would later rewear this dress when she was honored by the Kennedy Center in 2005. Photo: Bertrand Rind... more
In 2002 at a party in Paris for Cartier. Turner would later rewear this dress when she was honored by the Kennedy Center in 2005. Photo: Bertrand Rindoff Petroff/Getty Images
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Turner lended her voice to the Brother Bear soundtrack in 2003, gifting us with a leather miniskirt moment at the film’s New York premiere. Photo: M. ... more
Turner lended her voice to the Brother Bear soundtrack in 2003, gifting us with a leather miniskirt moment at the film’s New York premiere. Photo: M. Von Holden/FilmMagic/Getty Images
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In one of her favorite labels, Armani, at the house’s Milan ready-to-wear fashion show in 2007. Notably, this was also when she started to change her ... more
In one of her favorite labels, Armani, at the house’s Milan ready-to-wear fashion show in 2007. Notably, this was also when she started to change her hair. Photo: Giuseppe Cacace/Getty Images
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In 2008, Turner and Beyoncé performed in matching silver looks at the Grammys. Turner was fond of capri-length pants. Photo: Kevin Mazur/WireImage/Get... more
In 2008, Turner and Beyoncé performed in matching silver looks at the Grammys. Turner was fond of capri-length pants. Photo: Kevin Mazur/WireImage/Getty Images
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Kicking off her European tour in Cologne in sequins and rhinestones in 2009. And legs. Photo: Dave Hogan/Getty Images
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In 2010 in a killer cape during Paris Couture Fashion Week at the Giorgio Armani Privé fashion show, a consistent favorite label of hers. Photo: Richa... more
In 2010 in a killer cape during Paris Couture Fashion Week at the Giorgio Armani Privé fashion show, a consistent favorite label of hers. Photo: Richard Bord/WireImage/Getty Images
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Wearing a spiderweb dress while presenting at the Netherlands Music Awards in 2016. Photo: KOEN VAN WEEL/AFP via Getty Images
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In 2018 in delicate gloves while seated front row at one of her final Giorgio Armani Privé shows during Paris Couture Fashion Week. Photo: Swan Gallet... more
In 2018 in delicate gloves while seated front row at one of her final Giorgio Armani Privé shows during Paris Couture Fashion Week. Photo: Swan Gallet/WWD/Penske Media via Getty Images
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In 2019 in a fabulous hat at the premiere of Tina — Das Tina Turner Musical in Hamburg. Photo: Franziska Krug/Getty Images
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Arriving on Broadway for the opening night of Tina — The Tina Turner Musical in 2019. Photo: Bruce Glikas/FilmMagic/Getty Images