Cher’s Most Iconic Fashion Moments Over the Years

Reported by Harper's Bazaar.

There is no such thing as "too much" in Cher's vocabulary, and her wardrobe has spent six decades proving it. Long before maximalism became a trend cycle buzzword, she was building a visual language so singular it still reads as radical — feathered headdresses, crystal bodysuits, cutout gowns, and fur everything, worn with the casual authority of someone who simply does not negotiate with modesty.

According to Harper's Bazaar, the early years told the whole story. By 1966, she was performing in Italy in sparkling metallic pants and a matching sequin top alongside Sonny Bono — not a rock star in leather, but a woman in full glamour on a stage, fully committed. The 1970s turned up the volume: on The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour, she cycled through crystalized bodysuits, floral embellished gowns, and red criss-crossing halter dresses like it was a season-long fashion editorial. A golden hair net worn over a bedazzled floral dress. A feathered headdress like a crown she'd earned. None of it ironic — all of it intentional.

Off-Stage, the Looks Hit Just as Hard

The red carpets and real-life arrivals were no less considered. At the 1973 Golden Globes, she arrived in a two-piece set with a fur coat, midriff fully visible, with Sonny in tow — a moment that felt less like a fashion risk and more like a statement of terms. That same year, she pulled up to CBS Studios in a black bodysuit and suede chaps. Not for a performance. Just arriving. The premiere of Last Tango in Paris got an embroidered poncho and turquoise jewelry, because Cher has always understood that dressing for the occasion means dressing for herself first.

What makes her archive genuinely different from the nostalgia we project onto it is the consistency of the commitment. She wasn't experimenting — she was executing. The hoop earrings, the signature dark liner, the body-conscious silhouettes: they weren't trends she was chasing but a point of view she was developing in real time, on television, in front of millions of people, decades before "personal brand" was a phrase anyone said out loud.

Cher didn't dress boldly because she could get away with it — she got away with it because she never dressed any other way, and that's the distinction the rest of us are still learning.

Read the original at Harper's Bazaar.