She discovered the navel on TV long before Raffaella Carrà and, among the celebs, she is the one who wore the most naked dress, beads, feathers and bling bling ever. In short, if you say icon, you say Cher. Seventy-five years on May 20 and unchanging over the centuries (also thanks to numerous cosmetic surgery that she herself has never denied having done), over time has generated various existential pearls: “For me the most important things in life are children, work, men. At least as long as I can afford all the clothes I want, ”to remember one.
Not loving her is practically impossible.
Pop goddess and actress with an Oscar on the shelf at home (won in 1987 for Bewitched by the moon), began to build career and stylistic code in the 60s, paired with Sonny Bono. Together the two spawned outfit matchy-matchy esemplari that not even the Ferragnez. At the time Cher meets he designer Bob Mackie who, in addition to becoming his great friend, is hired by the star as his personal stylist. He will be the one to sign many iconic looks which Cher showed al The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour, aired from 1971 to 1974, and then on the red carpets over the years.
“He never tried to be someone else. She was just always true to what she liked best, ”Mackie said of her. Addictet of sequins and glitter, disco queen absolute in the 70s, Cher in the 80s has carried out real revolutions on red carpets more noble. Like that of the Oscars: in 1986 she wore a sequined and feathered Bob Mackie dress complemented by a Mohawk headdress. The choice was exceptionally bold as it was in stark contrast to the classic outfits that were usually seen at the awards ceremony at the time.
In addition to providing fashion inspo for years, the dress it also opened the door to fearless red carpet fashion, where everyone can feel free to show themselves as they feel. It is also one of Cher’s absolute favorite looks: “It made me feel like a queen,” she often said.
Even today 4.0 celebs continue to refer to her style: Kim Kardashian, for Halloween 2017, she dressed like Cher at the 1973 Oscars while, with the help of Peter Dundas for Roberto Cavalli, she recreated the pop star’s outfit at the 1974 Met Gala, on the occasion of the 2015 Met Gala.
At the Rock Music Awards in 1975, Cher wore a ensemble of sequins with a micro bodice. If her dress looks particularly familiar, that’s why Emily Ratajkowski sported a similar garment at the Met Gala 2019.
While the dress known as Dancing Flames that the singer and actress wore for a photo shoot in 1978 has been filmed over the years by four superstars: Tina Turner, RuPaul, Beyoncé e Lynda Carter.
The latest to pay homage to Cher’s iconic style, Zendaya at this year’s Oscars: wrapped in a lemon yellow cut-out dress by Valentino is a couture evocation of the eclectic and chameleonic style of the Cher of the seventies.
To celebrate the 75th anniversary of the American diva, in the gallery we travel through time rediscovering the most iconic outfits, decade after decade, of the mythological Cher.
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