This may or may not be for research purposes, but I'm interested to know which pop stars you consider to have a really memorable look?
Think like...Katy Perry and her California Girls blue hair look. Or Beyoncé in...every outfit. Macklemore in his big fur coat. Prince and his purple!
Michael Jackson in his red jacket from Thriller is definitely one, in addition to his all white outfit in Smooth Criminal. David Bowie and the lightning bolt make-up from his album Aladdin Sane. Basically anything the Spice Girls wore haha! Britney Spears' green top/tiny shorts/corn snake ensemble from Slave 4 U, also her school girl outfit in Baby One More Time.
I'm sure there's tons more, but those are the ones I can think of for now :)
Stevie Nicks in her witchy lacy widow's weeds
Debbie Harry from Blondie in her plastic jumpsuit
Devo in their ziggurat hats
Cher in her nearly naked feathery bejeweled anythings
Elton John in those ridiculous glasses, although he didn't wear them for very long
MC Hammer in his gold superbaggy parachute pants
Lady Gaga in her lobster claw heels, in her over over oversized hats
Angelyne in PINK
Red Hot Chili Peppers in dick socks
I think many performers have some sort of signature look.
Dolly Parton - big hair, big breasts Eminem - Slim Shady outfit Jay-Z - Yankee cap Lil Kim, Mya, Pink, Christina Aguilera - Lady Marmalade costumes Lil Kim - pasties on the red carpet Britney Spears & Justin Timberlake - denim gown & suit for red carpet Nirvana - the grunge look, plaid shirts Miley Cyrus - Hannah Montana wig; mouse costume during performance with Robin Thicke Gwen Stefani - dyed hair, bindi, sports bra & track pants Madonna - many different eras like 80s boytoy, geisha, Vogue, Marilyn Monroe costume, Evita looks, etc. Johnny Cash - all black

Kate Bush's red Wuthering Heights outfit MCR's Black Parade period Grimes - just pick one, the woman's an aesthetic powerhouse, but either the angel outfit or Marie Antoinette both from Flesh Without Blood probably stand out the most for me. Florence Welch also has a distinctive overall style, but no single obvious outfit, which is annoying.
The first thing I thought of when I saw this was the guy with the flaming headdress from The Crazy World of Arthur Brown, and... yeah... no.
- I had a little kid's replica of that MJ jacket as a kid! Gosh I loved that.
- Ooh good call on Stevie Nicks. Good call on all of these really!
- Oh yes Gwen Stefani! I've loved a lot of her looks. Also LOL at the denim BritBrit and Justin outfit, that one was truly a classic.
- Oh my goodness I live for the Wuthering Heights song. Great pick! And totally agree with you on Florence Welch. She's gone and made her voice her thing and I CAN'T DRAW THAT.
Lots of old stars, not a lot of super new ones. I was thinking mostly older stars too. Prince, Beyoncé, Boy George. Who is young and iconic right now? I'm thinking like...Bruno Mars? Ariana Grande? SIA
does youtube sample of someone I've never heard of before Beautiful voice on her, half English shephardess half Annie Lennox. Florence Welch herself is quite beautiful (needs a few sandwiches IMO) and that's why she may seem iconic. But you can't costume that and you can't stitch that onto this site's very chibi-fied HA She also is more an actress 'acting as a clothes rack'. Yeah, she lets people put her into stuff, but she's not owning it's whatever is happening on and around her while she is doing singing. (and why do the males in her videos not know how to move, does she only get the straight ones? They don't have the stunning voice to make up for it) +++++
Yeah, I'm old. My brain is telling me this new generation of kids doesn't look like anything and that's their shtick. It's like trying to separate any of the folk singers from the 1960s out, they all wore pretty much the same hippie thing.
I guess for younger stars, Ariana Grande's black rabbit mask is pretty iconic. And maybe that weird Union Jack outfit that Taylor Swift wore at the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show in 2013? lmao
I feel like Panic! At the Disco circa 2006 was pretty iconic. I mean who could forget Ryan Ross's rose vest that he wore like... always.
But idk I'm not really up to date with relevant musicians, so honestly I'm just thinking of older stars too. It's hard to think of iconic outfits for newer stars because I feel like they all dress pretty normally, tbh.
Definitely a good call on Sia! Pretty recognizable since her hair is always over her face.
Also Lady Gaga, especially from the Just Dance/literal hair bow era, or the all-meat dress.
To add onto 's comment, Panic! at the Disco's I Write Sins Not Tragedies video looks are pretty iconic.
Maybe Adele in all black with a beehive? (I'm literally just going through my iTunes for ideas at this point haha.)
Amy Winehouse, also with the beehive hair and lots of tattoos.
The Beatles in their matching suits from when they first got big, or the Sgt Pepper's outfits, or when they all had really long hair at the end there.
P!nk has a pretty distinctive style, I don't know if there's one look that stands out though.
Harry Styles also has a pretty distinctive look going on right now, with a lot of floral Gucci suits.
Taylor Swift has had a lot of different looks in each of her album-eras, from like country to princess to red lip to... whatever this album is, haha.
Ed Sheeran, with the bright red hair, t-shirts, tattoos, and guitar.
I got a little carried away, hope this is helpful!
Britney Spears and the big yellow snake look and the school girl one we now have a phug of. Marilyn Manson's Mechanical Animals look was very pop and memorable to people who aren't fans. Hanson and the long golden hair.
is this halloween-related research by chance? :o
Bjork in that swan outfit Lana del Rey in a flower crown, or big bouffy hair Avril Lavigne with the straight hair, tie and dark eyeliner The Dresden Dolls as mimes! The White Stripes always in red, black, and white. Their entire google image search is in red black and white. I don't know that they've worn anything else come to think of it. Rihanna's nude dress at CFDA Billie Joe from Green Day in black suit, red tie, eyeliner, and jet black shag
- not Halloween, no. I'm researching for Giselle lines! (SBQ)
LADY GAGA, MY QUEEN:
-Meat dress -Alexander McQueen Lobster claw shoes -Oragami dress(s) -Red veil outfit that scared Eminem at the VMAs -Hair bows -Red hooded leotard (Beautiful dirty rich) -The disco stick(s) -Bubble Dress -Bleeding outfit during 2009 Paparazzi performance at the VMAs
etc etc...I could go on for days...
Imma let you finish, but Beyoncé would be one of the best Giselle lines of all time! One of the best lines of all time!

