When one thinks of the word “iconic,” they often envision someone who is wellrounded, established, and overall influential. They’re widely known everywhere, and their impact is like no other. While there are a few people that fit this definition, only one continues to embody an icon.
stronger and more confident. This era also ultimately helped push Grande into the fashion, music stratosphere. Everyone was trying to emulate her over-the-knee boots looks and half-up half-down hairstyle.
It was her 2016 album, “Dangerous Woman,” that truly proved that Grande had found She is Ariana Grande. (or owned) her style. Although her half-up While her name speaks for itself and her look was the epitome music and vocals need no introduction, the of who Grande was in evolution of fashion throughout her music career is renowned. From her classic half-up the spotlight, her tight ponytail has definitely ponytail to oversized sweatshirts and overproven to be just as the-knee boots, everyone knows Grande’s noteworthy. Designers style. such as Virgil Abloh It’s no surprise how she’s able to combine her helped create her “Dangerous Woman” street style with her music. looks, reflecting the darker, sexier, and Grande’s early years of music, specifically her 2013 “Yours Truly” era, focused on a girly more mature sound of her music. This approach to fashion. She was seen wearing era not only helped matching skirt sets, floral prints, cat ears (of further her career, but course), her classic half-up hairstyle, and it also showed Grande’s over-the-knee boots. Her bedazzled heels evolution from her and sparkly outfits were exclusive to “Yours ‘newbie’ eras to her Truly.” Her style was harmonious with her transformation into music – playful with girly undertones – but a powerful woman she was still trying to find her sound. who was not afraid to express herself through In 2014, she released her album, “My her music and fashion. Everything,” which screamed traditional Her street style was more oversized, thus Audrey Hepburn. The songs were soft and launching the trend of oversized sweatshirts wispy, mirroring her fashion in this era. with over-the-knee boots. Black leather and While she showed growth throughout her Levi jeans were also a huge part of her tour performances, her fashion still channeled wardrobe, making for a more edgier look than her “Yours Truly,” young, adolescent-teen ever before. This was HER era. stage. Between her iconic cat ears and sparkly one-pieces, the difference between the “Yours Truly” era and the “My Everything” “Sweetener” and “Thank U, Next” in 2018 and 2019 showed how vulnerable Grande era was nearly unnoticeable. The only minor can be. It also proved that her vocals are progression was in her vocals – they were
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