Cher's Changing Looks

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1. 1964

The 18-year-old wore thick bangs and Cleopatra-inspired eye makeup. "I used cake liner that you had to spit into and did a thick line above my lashes and over the hood of my eyelids," she told InStyle. "Garbo did it too, but mine was stark, not subtle."
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2. 1971

The bouffant-sporting star launched her seventh solo album, Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves.
3. 1971

Cher and husband Sonny Bono launched trends with The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour. "We blew out everybody's envelope," she told People of that time. "Nobody looked like us."
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4. 1972

She created a wild style with designer Bob Mackie. "Not too many people can wear what Cher wears," he once told People. Case in point-this multi-hued feather headdress.
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5. 1973

She framed her distinctive features with a '20s-inspired bobbed wig.
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6. 1977

The mother of two made a TV appearance with low-key braids and natural makeup.
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7. 1980

The Black Rose chanteuse worked a punk wig during a visit to London.
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8. 1984

She launched her serious acting career with an Oscar-nominated role in Silkwood, but kept her look playful with a bleached Mohawk.
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9. 1985

The Mask lead slipped on a pair of dramatic hair accessories for the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute Gala.
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10. 1986

"As you see, I received my booklet on how to dress like a serious actress," she joked at the Academy Awards. Of the Mackie-designed look, Cher told InStyle: "I was about 10 feet tall with the headdress."
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11. 1988

She piled her ringlets into an updo to pick up her Best Actress Oscar for Moonstruck.
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12. 1988

Cher channeled Cleopatra for Bob Mackie's Halloween party.
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13. 1998

She had a smash hit with her Believe album-and hit the Oscars in a lacy Bob Mackie creation.
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14. 1999

She promoted her If I Could Turn Back Time: Cher's Greatest Hits album in a rhinestone-studded platinum wig.
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15. 2000

She returned to the Oscars with Gothic curls. "I especially like the hair," she told InStyle of this look. "It's hard coming up with new ideas."
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16. 2001

The Living Proof singer wore butter-blond waves to the Q Awards in London.
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17. 2002

Feathers and ruby-streaked locks for the Billboard Music Awards.
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18. 2010

She premiered Burlesque in a fiery orange wig.
19. 2011

The seemingly ageless star turned 65 on May 20th.
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20. 2012

Never one to fade into the background, an afro-sporting Cher presented son Chaz Bono with the Stephen F. Kolzak honor at the GLAAD Media Awards.
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21. 2013

The star added fringe bangs to her signature look for Paris Fashion Week.
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22. 2017

The ageless star looked rocker-chic at the premiere of The Promise in a conductor's hat, glossy lip, and leather moto jacket.

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1964

The 18-year-old wore thick bangs and Cleopatra-inspired eye makeup. "I used cake liner that you had to spit into and did a thick line above my lashes and over the hood of my eyelids," she told InStyle. "Garbo did it too, but mine was stark, not subtle."