Beloved musician Prince has died, and fans across the globe are mourning the loss of a legend. In addition to his music, Prince was known for being a fashion icon whose wardrobe, both on- and offstage, was always extravagant, usually glittery, and very often purple. In honor of a star whose style was as thrilling as his art, here are some of Prince’s best looks during the 1980s and 1990s.
1981
Never one to be timid, a "Dirty Mind"-era Prince performed in a sleeveless tee, a bandana, thigh-highs and black underwear at the Los Angeles' Flipper's Roller Disco Boogie Lounge in March 1981.
1985
Intently playing his guitar, Prince rocked a fierce two-piece suit, decorated with swirls of raspberry and purple on stage in 1985, around the time his album Around the World in a Day hit shelves.
1985
In a high-collared, ruffled white shirt, pearl-studded pastel jacket (and plenty of pink feathers), curly-haired Purple Rain-era Prince reigned on stage.
1985
Prince sported a white lace two-piece outfit while letting loose in performance at California's Fabulous Forum on Feb. 19, 1985.
1985
Reveling in asymmetry, Prince sported a black lace half-sleeve on his right arm and lets his left roam free while he performs at the Fabulous Forum on Feb. 19, 1985 in high-waisted black pants with a shining decorative belt, and most of his torso bared to the audience.
1986
With his hair cropped shorter, Prince wowed an L.A. crowd in a sleeveless shirt that bared his abs and matching skin-tight, button-dotted pants in 1986, -- the same year his Parade album brought Hot 100 No. 1 single "Kiss" to fans' ears.
1986
A bit more reserved than usual, Prince wore a debonair light suit and tie on London's Wembley Arena on Aug. 14, 1986.
1986
A costume change at that same 1986 Wembley performance revealed that it was only a matter of time before Prince showed some more skin. Here he wore the black variant of the sleeveless torso-baring shirt and matching button-lined pants that we'd seen before.
1988
Prince always had a way of spicing up what could have been a mundane outfit. Instead a simple black shirt and white tailored pants, Prince took it a step further in contrasting polka dots as he performed in Philadelphia on October 18, 1988, a few months after releasing the album Lovesexy.
1990
In high-waisted white pants, with no shirt and a barely-there black vest, Prince let the wind breeze through his long hair onstage in 1990.
1991
A bearded Prince wore a gold two-piece outfit with a matching guitar to the MTV Video Music Awards on September 5, 1991. Viewers of the show got an unexpected eyeful when Prince turned tail and revealed the outfit's ass-less pants to the cameras.
1992
Singing in London on June 16, 1992, the year he changed his name to a symbol, a lightly-bearded Prince again turns to gold -- in this case a gold, form-fitting outfit with purple embellishments.
1993
Prince rocked a pajama-like green-and-blue striped suit with a few gold chains dangling from his neck, a megaphone, and shades completing the look in 1993.
1993
Also in 1993, Prince wore a torso-bearing blue and red rocks a pajama-like green and blue stripped suit with a few gold chains dangling from his neck, a megaphone, and shades completing the look.
1993
In a police cap adorned with face-obscuring chains -- and singing into a gun-shaped microphone -- Prince performs at that same Radio City show in New York.
1994
In a low-dropping V-neck white shirt and matching pants, Prince and his cane stroll into a VH1 performance on Sept. 3, 1994 in London.
1997
Wearing a short haircut, with some of the ends of his locks dyed, Prince sports a big loose white jacket and a purple lace two-piece outfit at the San Jose State Event Center in San Jose, California on April 19, 1997.
1998
Shades, a big coat and a checkered white shirt comprise the look Prince wears in 1998 in New York City, the year he released his "Crystal Ball" box set.
1998
The artist stuns in a red ruffled two-piece sprayed with gold onstage in Paris in August 1998.
1999
In blue leather and beaded braids, Prince hits the stage at the MTV Video Music Awards at Metropolitan Opera House in New York in September 1999.
(via Billboard)
1981
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Never one to be timid, a "Dirty Mind"-era Prince performed in a sleeveless tee, a bandana, thigh-highs and black underwear at the Los Angeles' Flipper's Roller Disco Boogie Lounge in March 1981.
1985
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Intently playing his guitar, Prince rocked a fierce two-piece suit, decorated with swirls of raspberry and purple on stage in 1985, around the time his album Around the World in a Day hit shelves.
1985
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| Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images |
In a high-collared, ruffled white shirt, pearl-studded pastel jacket (and plenty of pink feathers), curly-haired Purple Rain-era Prince reigned on stage.
1985
 |
| Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images |
Prince sported a white lace two-piece outfit while letting loose in performance at California's Fabulous Forum on Feb. 19, 1985.
1985
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| Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images |
Reveling in asymmetry, Prince sported a black lace half-sleeve on his right arm and lets his left roam free while he performs at the Fabulous Forum on Feb. 19, 1985 in high-waisted black pants with a shining decorative belt, and most of his torso bared to the audience.
1986
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| David Corio/Michael Ochs Archives |
With his hair cropped shorter, Prince wowed an L.A. crowd in a sleeveless shirt that bared his abs and matching skin-tight, button-dotted pants in 1986, -- the same year his Parade album brought Hot 100 No. 1 single "Kiss" to fans' ears.
1986
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| David Corio/Michael Ochs Archives |
A bit more reserved than usual, Prince wore a debonair light suit and tie on London's Wembley Arena on Aug. 14, 1986.
1986
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| David Corio/Michael Ochs Archives |
A costume change at that same 1986 Wembley performance revealed that it was only a matter of time before Prince showed some more skin. Here he wore the black variant of the sleeveless torso-baring shirt and matching button-lined pants that we'd seen before.
1988
 |
| Frank Micelotta/Getty Images |
Prince always had a way of spicing up what could have been a mundane outfit. Instead a simple black shirt and white tailored pants, Prince took it a step further in contrasting polka dots as he performed in Philadelphia on October 18, 1988, a few months after releasing the album Lovesexy.
1990
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| Frank Micelotta/Getty Images |
In high-waisted white pants, with no shirt and a barely-there black vest, Prince let the wind breeze through his long hair onstage in 1990.
1991
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| Frank Micelotta/Getty Images |
A bearded Prince wore a gold two-piece outfit with a matching guitar to the MTV Video Music Awards on September 5, 1991. Viewers of the show got an unexpected eyeful when Prince turned tail and revealed the outfit's ass-less pants to the cameras.
1992
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| Dave Benett/Getty Images |
Singing in London on June 16, 1992, the year he changed his name to a symbol, a lightly-bearded Prince again turns to gold -- in this case a gold, form-fitting outfit with purple embellishments.
1993
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Prince rocked a pajama-like green-and-blue striped suit with a few gold chains dangling from his neck, a megaphone, and shades completing the look in 1993.
1993
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| Al Pereira/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images |
Also in 1993, Prince wore a torso-bearing blue and red rocks a pajama-like green and blue stripped suit with a few gold chains dangling from his neck, a megaphone, and shades completing the look.
1993
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| Al Pereira/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images |
In a police cap adorned with face-obscuring chains -- and singing into a gun-shaped microphone -- Prince performs at that same Radio City show in New York.
1994
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| Dave Benett/Getty Images |
In a low-dropping V-neck white shirt and matching pants, Prince and his cane stroll into a VH1 performance on Sept. 3, 1994 in London.
1997
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Wearing a short haircut, with some of the ends of his locks dyed, Prince sports a big loose white jacket and a purple lace two-piece outfit at the San Jose State Event Center in San Jose, California on April 19, 1997.
1998
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Shades, a big coat and a checkered white shirt comprise the look Prince wears in 1998 in New York City, the year he released his "Crystal Ball" box set.
1998
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The artist stuns in a red ruffled two-piece sprayed with gold onstage in Paris in August 1998.
1999
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In blue leather and beaded braids, Prince hits the stage at the MTV Video Music Awards at Metropolitan Opera House in New York in September 1999.
(via Billboard)
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