Cher at 70: seven iconic style moments | Fashion
Publish date: 2024-07-23
Cher at 70: seven iconic style moments
On the cusp of her 70th birthday, we look back on some of the showgirl’s most iconic looks
Main image: Cher in 1977. Photograph: Jane BownThu 19 May 2016 10.04 EDT Last modified on Mon 2 Jul 2018 09.57 EDT
The 60s power couple of singing-and-TV-show fame, Sonny and Cher often went matchy-matchy, way before Justin and Britney’s double-denim gate. Photograph: GLOBE/REX Shutterstock
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterBy 1973, Sonny and Cher had firmly established themselves within the US showbiz firmament. In this still from Sonny and Cher’s Comedy Hour, the singer shows off her trademark straight black bangs. Photograph: SNAP/REX/Shutterstock
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterPost divorce from Sonny, Cher’s stylistic collaborations with designer Bob Mackie became edgier. Photograph: Harry Langdon/Getty Images
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterThe singer was quoted as saying: ‘I’m insecure about everything, because I’m never going to look in the mirror and see this blonde, blue-eyed girl. That is my idea of what I’d like to look like.’ Photograph: Harry Langdon/Getty Images
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterPictured here in 1984 at the height of the aerobics boom, complete with sweatband and leg-warmers. Photograph: Harry Langdon/Getty Images
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterThat Bob Mackie Oscar-winning dress from 1987. Photograph: Eugene Adebari/REX
Share on Facebook Share on TwitterShe goes for the full-on leather mini-skirt rocker look in 1988. Photograph: Joe McNally/Getty Images
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