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Janet Jackson’s Fashion Evolution
From her early days as a child actress to her ’80s and ’90s peak as one of the best-selling recording artists in pop history, Janet Jackson’s legacy has lived on in fashion just about as much as it has in her revolutionary sound.
Being such a prominent pop culture figure calls for envelope-pushing fashion, and Jackson has done so by sporting an often extravagant wardrobe of looks throughout the decades. From streamlined suits to provocative performance getups — always rocking them in a way only a member of her legendary family can — here’s just some of Janet Jackson’s most iconic fashion statements to date.
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1972
Janet Jackson poses for a portrait with her father, Joe Jackson, in August 1972 in Los Angeles.
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1978
Janet Jackson poses during a publicity photo shoot at brother Jackie Jackson’s home on Aug. 17, 1978 in Westlake Village, Calif.
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1982
Janet Jackson poses for a portrait session on Aug. 2, 1982 in Los Angeles.
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1983
Janet Jackson attends the 10th Annual American Music Awards on Jan. 17, 1983 at Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles.
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1983
Janet Jackson attends the R&B Awards on Feb. 4, 1983 in Los Angeles.
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1984
Janet Jackson poses for her ‘Dream Street’ album cover in 1984 in Los Angeles.
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1986
Janet Jackson photographed on Sept. 10, 1986.
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1990
Janet Jackson performs in New York City in 1990.
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1990
Janet Jackson attends the First Annual Billboard Music Awards at The Barker Hangar, Santa Monica Air Center in Santa Monica, Calif. on Nov. 26, 1990.
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1992
Janet Jackson performs during the 1993 MTV Video Music Awards on Sept. 9, 1993 in Los Angeles.
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1993
Janet Jackson performs at Madison Square Garden in New York City on Dec. 18, 1993.
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1994
Janet Jackson photographed on March 16, 1994.
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1994
Janet Jackson attends the 1994 MTV Video Music Awards on Sept. 8, 1994 in New York City.
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1999
Janet Jackson attends the 1999 Vanity Fair Oscar Party on March 21, 1999 in Los Angeles.
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2000
Janet Jackson during the 2000 MTV Movie Awards at Sony Studios on June 3, 2000 in Culver City, Calif.
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2001
Janet Jackson performs during ‘MTV Icon: Janet Jackson’ at the Sony Studios in Los Angeles on March 10, 2001.
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2001
Janet Jackson attends the 2001 MTV Video Music Awards on Sept. 6, 2001 in New York City.
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2002
Janet Jackson arrives at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party 2002 at Morton’s in Los Angeles on March, 24 2002.
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2004
Janet Jackson performs during the halftime show at Super Bowl XXXVIII between the New England Patriots and the Carolina Panthers at Reliant Stadium on Feb. 1, 2004 in Houston, Texas.
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2004
Janet Jackson during Janet Jackson Signs Copies of ‘Damita Jo’ at HMV in New York City at HMV in New York City on March 31, 2004.
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2004
Janet Jackson performs on stage at the 2004 Black Entertainment Awards held at the Kodak Theatre on June 29, 2004 in Hollywood, Calif.
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2005
Janet Jackson during 2005 Vanity Fair Oscar Party at Mortons on Feb. 27, 2005 in Los Angeles.
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2015
Honoree Janet Jackson accepts the Ultimate Icon Award onstage during the 2015 BET Awards at the Microsoft Theater on June 28, 2015 in Los Angeles.
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2017
Janet Jackson attends her State of the World Tour after party at Lure on Oct. 8, 2017 in Los Angeles.
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