Oct 27, 2023 5:52PM EDT

Janet Jackson’s Style Evolution

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Janet Jackson is known for being the ultimate multi-hyphenate, but she’s also an outstanding entertainer and style icon. The Grammy Award-winning singer has continuously set trends and influenced pop culture throughout the course of her career. From performances to red carpet appearances, Jackson has remained a fashionable force.

Take a look at Janet Jackson’s style evolution through the years, including her best shoe moments, red carpet looks and onstage outfits.

Janet Jackson Through the Years

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Janet Jackson attends the 1998 VH1 Fashion Awards at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
Janet Jackson Through the Years

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Janet Jackson attends the Source Hip-Hop Music Awards on August 18, 1999 at the Pantages Theatre in Hollywood, Calif.
Janet Jackson Through the Years

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Janet Jackson attends the 1994 MTV Video Music Awards at Radio City Music Hall in New York City,
Janet Jackson Through the Years

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Janet Jackson attends “The Velvet Rope” album release party on September 9, 1997 at Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City, Calif.
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Janet Jackson attends Thom Browne’s 20th Anniversary celebration with Phaidon at the Victoria and Albert Museum on October 9, 2023 in London.
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Janet Jackson attends the Christian Siriano SS24 Runway Show at The Pierre Hotel on September 8, 2023 in New York City.
Janet Jackson Through the Years

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Janet Jackson attends the 37th Annual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on Nov. 5, 2022.
Janet Jackson Through the Years

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Janet Jackson attends the 37th Annual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony at Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on Nov. 5, 2022.
Janet Jackson Through the Years

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Janet Jackson attends the opening of “Forever – Valentino”, a major perspective exhibition that pays homage to its founder Valentino Garavani and its still-unfolding heritage of Haute Couture excellence, at M7 on October 27, 2022 in Doha, Qatar.
Janet Jackson Through the Years

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Janet Jackson attends the Fashion Trust Arabia Prize 2022 Awards Ceremony at The National Museum of Qatar on October 26, 2022 in Doha, Qatar.
Janet Jackson Through the Years

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Janet Jackson leaving the Alexander McQueen SS23 Womenswear Show at the Old Royal Naval College in Greenwich on October 11, 2022 in London, England.
Janet Jackson Through the Years

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Christian Louboutin and Janet Jackson attend the Louis Vuitton womenswear spring 2023 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on October 04, 2022 in Paris, France.
Janet Jackson Through the Years

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Janet Jackson attends the Thom Browne womenswear spring 2023 show as part of Paris Fashion Week on October 03, 2022 in Paris, France.
Janet Jackson Through the Years

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Janet Jackson poses backstage at the Christian Siriano Spring/Summer 2023 NYFW Show at the Elizabeth Collective on September 07, 2022 in New York City.
Janet Jackson Through the Years

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Janet Jackson attends the Harlem’s Fashion Row 15th Anniversary Fashion Show And Style Awards afterparty in New York City on Sept. 6, 2022.
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Christian Louboutin and Janet Jackson attend the Bal de la Rose 2022 in Monte Carlo, Monaco on July 8, 2022.
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Janet Jackson wearing a Thom Browne suit and boots at the 2022 Billboard Music Awards.
Janet Jackson Through the Years

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Janet Jackson inducted into the 2019 Rock-n-Roll Hall Of Fame by Janelle Monae on March 29, 2019 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
Janet Jackson Through the Years

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Janet Jackson and her backup dancers in Giuseppe Zanotti custom sneakers in September 2015.
Janet Jackson Through the Years

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Jackson hit LAX in white high-top sneakers in 2015.
Janet Jackson Through the Years

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Janet Jackson at the Recording Academy’s Governor’s Awards luncheon on June 20, 2002.
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Janet Jackson at the 2001 American Music Awards on Jan. 8.
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Janet Jackson at a Grammys event on January 25, 2020 in Beverly Hills, Calif.
Janet Jackson Through the Years

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Janet Jackson celebrates her Las Vegas residency debut with “Metamorphosis” After-Party at the Park MGM Las Vegas on May 17, 2019.
Janet Jackson Through the Years

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Janet Jackson State of the World Tour Los Angeles after party held at Lure Nightclub on Oct. 8, 2017 in Hollywood.
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Janet Jackson and The Weekend perform at the Global Citizen Concert NYC 2018 in Central Park on Sept. 29.
Janet Jackson Through the Years

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Janet Jackson attends 2018 Black Girls Rock! on Aug. 26, 2018.
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Janet Jackson at the single release party for “MADE FOR NOW” on Aug. 17, 2018.
Janet Jackson Through the Years

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Janet Jackson seen leaving the Bowery Poetry Club on Aug. 16, 2018.
Janet Jackson Through the Years

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Janet Jackson at the Billboard Music Awards held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 20, 2018 in Las Vegas.
Janet Jackson Through the Years

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Janet Jackson on the red carpet for AmfAR’s Cinema Against AIDS Gala during the 64th Annual Cannes Film Festival in 2011.
Janet Jackson Through the Years

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Janet Jackson at the 2012 amfAR Cinema Against AIDS gala on May 24 in Antibes, France.

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