Tina Turner Style Evolution

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Tina Turner - Style Evolution

Check out how Tina Turner's style has evolved over the years.

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Tina Turner - Style Evolution

Most comfortable in front of the camera on on stage, the Queen of Rock 'n Roll shimmies in a Grecian draped gown with an embellished top for a publicity shoot.

Tina Turner - Style Evolution

Turner looks prim and proper with a healthy dose of sex appeal in this curve hugging beaded cocktail dress and a sleek black bob, posing alongside her husband and fellow performer Ike Turner.

Tina Turner - Style Evolution

While Turner usually opts for body baring feminine get-ups, she rocks a masculine plaid suit and oversized sunglasses while performing with her husband Ike Turner in the U.K.

Tina Turner - Style Evolution

Years before news got out about the severe domestic abuse Turner endured at the hands of her husband Ike Turner, the couple poses together in Copenhagen.

Tina Turner - Style Evolution

A performer known for her ultimate showmanship, it's only right that Turner would rock this full on show girl garb consisting of feathers, beads, and plenty of glistening skin.

Tina Turner - Style Evolution

Before Beyonce and Lady Gaga rocked bodysuits, Turner was making it her own hallmark nearly 40 years ago.

Tina Turner - Style Evolution

Turner rings in the New Year in 1970 with a dramatic all-gold look of sequins, feathers and her signature over-the-top mane.

Tina Turner - Style Evolution

Shaking and showing off what her mama gave her, Turner performs in Oakland wearing a white corseted bustier, matching skintight pants and a little jacket.

Tina Turner - Style Evolution

Rocking classic nineties gear of high-waisted acid wash jeans, big hair and an oversized white top, Turner performs on her Foreign Affair tour in the U.K.

Tina Turner - Style Evolution

She is Tina, hear her roar. The performer takes the stage in an 80s-tastic red leather mini-dress, bright crimson lips and an insanely spiky hair 'do.

Tina Turner - Style Evolution

Way before Beyonce and Lady Gaga took the stage shimmying in barely there ensembles and extravagant wigs, master performer Tina Turner made the act her signature nearly 40 years ago.

What's style got to do with it? No doubt a heck of a lot. And in honor of the Queen of Rock and Roll turning 71 on Friday (and her legs apparently turning 26), we take a look back at Turner's fashionable legacy.

Prepare yourself for an onslaught of feathers, sequins, legs and more hairstyles than there are days in a year.

Meanwhile, check out the style evolution of still-foxy 64-year-old Cher.

Tina Turner - Style Evolution

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