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Cher's Changing Looks

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Feb 11, 2017 @ 12:00 pm
Cher - Transformation - Beauty - Celebrity Before and After
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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."

Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images
Cher - Transformation - Beauty - Celebrity Before and After
pinterest
1971

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

Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images
Cher - Transformation - Beauty - Celebrity Before and After
pinterest
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."
Cher - Transformation - Beauty - Celebrity Before and After
pinterest
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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Cher - Transformation - Beauty - Celebrity Before and After
pinterest
1973
She framed her distinctive features with a '20s-inspired bobbed wig.
Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images
Cher - Transformation - Beauty - Celebrity Before and After
pinterest
1977

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

Ron Galella/WireImage
Cher - Transformation - Beauty - Celebrity Before and After
pinterest
1980
The Black Rose chanteuse worked a punk wig during a visit to London.
Gabor Scott/Redferns
Cher - Transformation - Beauty - Celebrity Before and After
pinterest
1984

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

Harry Langdon/Getty Images
Cher - Transformation - Beauty - Celebrity Before and After
pinterest
1985
The Mask lead slipped on a pair of dramatic hair accessories for the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute Gala.
Ron Galella/WireImage
Cher - Transformation - Beauty - Celebrity Before and After
pinterest
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."
Jim Smeal/WireImage
Cher - Transformation - Beauty - Celebrity Before and After
pinterest
1988

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

Michael Grecco/Getty Images
Cher - Transformation - Beauty - Celebrity Before and After
pinterest
1988
Cher channeled Cleopatra for Bob Mackie's Halloween party.
Ron Galella/WireImage
Cher - Transformation - Beauty - Celebrity Before and After
pinterest
1998
She had a smash hit with her Believe album-and hit the Oscars in a lacy Bob Mackie creation.
Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic
Cher - Transformation - Beauty - Celebrity Before and After
pinterest
1999
She promoted her If I Could Turn Back Time: Cher's Greatest Hits album in a rhinestone-studded platinum wig.
Rex USA
Cher - Transformation - Beauty - Celebrity Before and After
pinterest
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."

Fitzroy Barrett/Globe Photos
Cher - Transformation - Beauty - Celebrity Before and After
pinterest
2001

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

Ray Tang/Rex USA
Cher - Transformation - Beauty - Celebrity Before and After
pinterest
2002

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

Stewart Cook/Rex USA
Cher - Transformation - Beauty - Celebrity Before and After
pinterest
2010
She premiered Burlesque in a fiery orange wig.
David Fisher/Rex/Rex USA
Cher - Transformation - Beauty - Celebrity Before and After
pinterest
2011
The seemingly ageless star turned 65 on May 20th.
Cher - Transformation - Hair - Celebrity Before and After
pinterest
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.
Jason Merritt/Getty Images for GLAAD
Cher
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2013

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

BFA/Sipa USA
<p>2017</p>
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2017

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

Barry King/Getty
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1 of 22 Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images

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 of 22 Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images

1971

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

3 of 22

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."
Advertisement
4 of 22 CBS Broadcasting Inc.

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.
Advertisement
5 of 22 Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images

1973

She framed her distinctive features with a '20s-inspired bobbed wig.
Advertisement
6 of 22 Ron Galella/WireImage

1977

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

Advertisement
7 of 22 Gabor Scott/Redferns

1980

The Black Rose chanteuse worked a punk wig during a visit to London.
Advertisement
8 of 22 Harry Langdon/Getty Images

1984

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

Advertisement
9 of 22 Ron Galella/WireImage

1985

The Mask lead slipped on a pair of dramatic hair accessories for the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute Gala.
Advertisement
10 of 22 Jim Smeal/WireImage

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."
Advertisement
11 of 22 Michael Grecco/Getty Images

1988

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

Advertisement
12 of 22 Ron Galella/WireImage

1988

Cher channeled Cleopatra for Bob Mackie's Halloween party.
Advertisement
13 of 22 Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic

1998

She had a smash hit with her Believe album-and hit the Oscars in a lacy Bob Mackie creation.
Advertisement
14 of 22 Rex USA

1999

She promoted her If I Could Turn Back Time: Cher's Greatest Hits album in a rhinestone-studded platinum wig.
Advertisement
15 of 22 Fitzroy Barrett/Globe Photos

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."

Advertisement
16 of 22 Ray Tang/Rex USA

2001

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

Advertisement
17 of 22 Stewart Cook/Rex USA

2002

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

Advertisement
18 of 22 David Fisher/Rex/Rex USA

2010

She premiered Burlesque in a fiery orange wig.
Advertisement
19 of 22

2011

The seemingly ageless star turned 65 on May 20th.
Advertisement
20 of 22 Jason Merritt/Getty Images for GLAAD

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.
Advertisement
21 of 22 BFA/Sipa USA

2013

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

Advertisement
22 of 22 Barry King/Getty

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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