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    Prince: A style retrospective

    Unfiltered and unapologetic, we take a look at Prince’s memorable style...

    By Marie Claire
    Published 22 April 2016 In Features

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    Unfiltered and unapologetic, we take a look at Prince’s memorable style...

    With the heartbreaking news that Prince has passed away, so goes an unparalleled breadth of style. Challenging and stretching the boundaries of masculinity, sex, and rock 'n'roll with his fantastical onstage and red carpet costumes, he pulled from a plethora of references that included Victorian peasant blouses, sequins, and a seemingly bottomless pool of purple.

    The legacy he leaves behind knows no bounds, either: his influence is evident on the runway and on the stage while his gender-blurring tendencies live on in many new season collections.

    Known as much for this Cuban heels as his flared trousers suits, daring colour and texture-clashes and crystal-encrusted walking sticks, Prince, the artist formerly known as, will long be one of our true style heroes.

    Sexy, endearing and madly wild, his style influence and charismatic style is one of his most notable lasting legacies.

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    Going against the grain of both the music and fashion industry, he was never one to conform and that's exactly why we love him. Adorned in sequinned jumpsuits or shirtless and sheathed in a pair of high-waisted skinny kick flare trousers, there was no fashion risk he was unwilling to make, whetherdonning a hat with chains covering his face as he took the stage or wearing full-on fringed pants . . . pre-Balmain of course.

    In memory of Prince's unfiltered and unapologetic style, we've pulled together a photo retrospective of his most iconic fashion moments.

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    Prince, 1988

    Prince, 1988

    Prince 1988
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    Click through to see his greatest on-stage and red carpet moments, including a rather memorable French Open get-up and on-stage moment with a pre-world famous Kim Kardashian. After all, as the dearly beloved musician famously sang, he was - and still remains- the latest fashion.

    Prince, 1985

    Prince, 1985

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    Prince, 1985

    Prince, 1985

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    Prince, 1985

    Prince, 1985

    Prince 1985
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    Prince,1986

    Prince,1986

    Prince 1986
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    Prince, 1987

    Prince, 1987

    Prince 1987
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    Prince, 1987

    Prince, 1987

    Prince 1987
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    Prince, 1987

    Prince, 1987

    Prince 1987
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    Prince, 1988

    Prince, 1988

    Prince 1988
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    Prince, 1991

    Prince, 1991

    Prince 1991
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    Prince, 1994

    Prince, 1994

    Prince 1994
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    Prince, 1995

    Prince, 1995

    Prince 1995
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    Prince, 1997

    Prince, 1997

    Prince 1997
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    Prince with wife Mayte, 1999

    Prince with wife Mayte, 1999

    Prince Mayte 1999
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    Prince, 2004

    Prince, 2004

    Prince 7 February 2004
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    Prince and Mauela Testolini, 2005

    Prince and Mauela Testolini, 2005

    Prince 27 February 2005
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    Prince, 2006

    Prince, 2006

    Prince 27 June 2006
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    Prince, 2006

    Prince, 2006

    Prince 15 February 2006
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    Prince, 2007

    Prince, 2007

    Prince February 2007
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    Prince, 2007

    Prince, 2007

    Prince 4 February 2007
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    Prince And The Twins, 2007

    Prince And The Twins, 2007

    Prince 18 September 2007
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    Prince, 2007

    Prince, 2007

    Prince 25 Feb 2007
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    Prince, 2011

    Prince, 2011

    Prince 18 January 2011
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    Prince, 2011

    Prince, 2011

    Prince 1 July 2011
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    Prince & Donatella Versace, 2011

    Prince & Donatella Versace, 2011

    Prince & Donatella Versace
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    Prince & Kim Kardashian 2011

    Prince & Kim Kardashian 2011

    Prince and Kim Kardashian 2011
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    Prince, 2013

    Prince, 2013

    Prince 10 February 2013
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    Prince, 2013

    Prince, 2013

    Prince 19 May 2013
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    Prince At The French Open, 2014

    Prince At The French Open, 2014

    Prince 2014
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    Prince, 2014

    Prince, 2014

    Prince 2014
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    Prince, 2015

    Prince, 2015

    Prince 8 February 2015
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