Janelle Monae ‘s 10 Quirkiest Outfits
Janelle Monae is one of our generation’s most talented, empowering and outspoken artists. The singer and actress is also a style icon, whose many outfits have taken inspiration from the androgynous styles of David Bowie and Prince.
She started her music career by introducing herself as some kind of pop android wearing fancy spacesuits. Her first album “Metropolis” gained a lot of critical acclaim and Monae became a resident name in pop and R&B. She is credited for bringing Afrofuturism and science into both the genres.
Here are some of our favorite looks. All images are sourced from the artist’s social media profile.
1. The singer donned a futuristic grey pantsuit and headgear for the album art of her album “Dirty Computer” (2018)
2. Janelle Monae at the Met Gala 2019. She wore an outfit from designer Christian Siriano and a custom eye bag from Judith Leiber for the gala’s ‘Camp’ theme that year.
3. Monae embodied David Bowie’s look from his 1971 album “Is There Life On Mars?”. Can we just say the resemblance is spot on?
4. Janelle Monae embraces her inner child and soaks up some sun in her fuzzy bumblee pants and black turtleneck.
5. The singer in a beige ensemble, polka dot tie, and black beret. She called this her ‘voting look’.
6. And here she is in another outfit from the same day, as she posted a reminder to all her fans to go vote. We love this pairing! And those prints!
7. Janelle Monae loves Halloween! That’s no secret. Her previous costume of a headless bride was followed with this cute yet scary costume of Chucky the doll.
8l This one definitely trumps all costumes. Look at that attention to detail! The singer introduced one of her alter egos Flyyyrene, The American Flycon, with this look.
9. Monae’s all white look for a magazine photoshoot. Pantsuits never looked so good!
10. And lastly, who doesn’t love silk pajamas? The red bowler hat is also definitely worth mentioning.
By: Anjana Sathyanarayan
