The legendary Tina Turner, long declared the “Queen of Rock ’n Roll” for obvious reasons, died Wednesday at the age of 83. For decades, Turner grabbed hold of current fashion codes and took them to extremes.
During the 1970s, the decade that launched her to worldwide stardom, she championed the sexual revolution’s liking for barely-there ensembles.
At the same time, Turner harkened back to the glamour of Josephine Baker and the flappers of the Roaring ‘20s with her fringed, sequin-studded costumes straight off designer Bob Mackie’s mannequins.
Throughout the 1980s, Turner reinvented herself with a glam rock hairdo that put the men of Guns and Roses to shame, ripped jean jacket, and skin-tight cropped leather pants. She was doing reinvention long before Madonna mainstreamed the concept.
To remember Turner’s legacy, her most iconic costumes are featured below.
1964: Proof sheet of Tina Turner of the husband-and-wife R&B duo Ike & Tina Turner poses for a portrait in 1964. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
UNSPECIFIED – circa 1964: (AUSTRALIA OUT) Photo of Ike Turner (1931-2007) and Tina Turner posed circa 1964. (Photo by GAB Archive/Redferns)
American singer Tina Turner of the Ike & Tina Turner Revue performs on stage wearing sunglasses during recording of the Associated Rediffusion Television pop music television show Ready Steady Go! at Wembley Television Studios in London in September 1966. The show would be broadcast on ITV on 30th September 1966. (Photo by David Redfern/Redferns)
CIRCA 1969: Husband-and-wife R&B duo Ike & Tina Turner pose for a portrait in circa 1969. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES – JANUARY 21: Rock and roll singers Janis Joplin and Tina Turner perform onstage on January 21, 1969 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
25th November 1969: American rock singer Tina Turner leans forward on stage and sings into a handheld microphone during a…