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Tina Turner died on Wednesday aged 83, abandoning an unbelievable musical legacy in rock and soul. However she was additionally recognized for her daring vogue sense: sequin or fringe mini clothes exhibiting off her famously lengthy legs; effortlessly cool button-down shirts and relaxed-fit denims; and head-turning pantsuits, usually accompanied by her trademark spiky highlighted hair.
One in all Turner’s most replicated appears was the one signaling her mid-Eighties comeback: the denim jacket, leather-based mini and black stilettos she wore as she strutted by way of New York Metropolis within the music video for “What’s Love Received to Do with It.” Different commanding model moments have additionally endured within the collective reminiscence, from the shimmering purple halter gown she wore on the 1985 Grammys to the black leather-based jumpsuit she carried out in on the Tremendous Bowl in 2000.
By means of the years, Turner was the darling of designers together with Giorgio Armani and Azzedine Alaïa, with the latter ceaselessly dressing her for album covers, music movies and purple carpets.
Early on in her profession, she additionally labored with movie star stylist Bob Mackie for her stage costumes, and reunited with him many years later for her fiftieth anniversary tour in 2008.
“You don’t get a Tina Turner fairly often who is aware of precisely how they wish to look and the way they wish to transfer,” Mackie advised vogue website The Lower in 2021. “Typically it’s a must to sort of encourage them to do it, however I by no means needed to encourage Tina Turner. She got here already geared up.”
Scroll by way of the gallery above to see extra of the singer’s memorable outfits.