Most Daring Celebrity Looks of the '80s: Photos

From Cher to Prince, some of the biggest icons of the 1980s paved the way for

From Cher to Prince, some of the biggest icons of the 1980s paved the way for today's bold red-carpet looks.

Photos taken throughout the decade show stars wearing daring fashion, from the revealing to the unexpected.

Liberace, who was known for his extravagant, costume-like style, paired the daring suit with oversized statement rings when he performed at the Academy Awards in 1982.

Shields wore this look, which i-D magazine referred to as "thoroughly modern" and "eccentric" in 2021, to the premiere of "Staying Alive" in 1983.

Francis attended the 1983 Oscars with actor Steve Guttenberg as her date. Her off-the-shoulder, ruffled dress was the event's "most daring look of the year," according to Insider's Gabbi Shaw and Frank Olito.

The year he won an Oscar for "Purple Rain," Prince wore a bedazzled cape to the Academy Awards.

Cher's strappy bra-top and exposed midsection is arguably the least daring part of this look — the accompanying oversized fluffy headpiece turned heads on the red carpet at the 1986 Oscars. In 2021, CNN refered to Cher's 1986 Oscars look as "a bat-crazy mash-up of witchy showgirl and Halloween Big Bird."

In a 2019 interview with Vogue she said that, to this day, this look is one of her "favorite, favorite outfits."

This oufit isn't Locklear's only daring see-through red-carpet look.

In 1987, at the Torhout/Werchter Festival, Lennox wore a red bra with black suspenders covered in large sequins.

Abdul, who released her debut album, "Forever Your Girl," the following year, wore a coordinating bra top, jacket, and skirt.

PopSugar put Bonham Carter's outfit on its list of outrageous Oscars looks.

At a benefit for Alzheimer's disease in Canada, the actress' black dress with a sweetheart neckline featured a brightly colored, floral bottom.

The year Cher accepted an Academy Award for "Moonstruck," she wore a sheer, bedazzled dress designed by Bob Mackie.

Harper's Bazaar referred to this revealing look as "iconic."

Dickinson, who, at the time, had recently been featured in "Dressed to Kill" and "Once Upon a Texas Train," paired the feathery dress with matching white gloves.

Jones paired the barely-there dress with a black straw hat. Billboard called this look one of the model's "fiercest fashion statements."

The singer-songwriter, who has not shied away from daring looks throughout her career, paired the high-neck dress — which featured tassels, lace, and a corset piece — with matching chunky white earrings.

In addition to being covered in feathers, the bright-red dress featured a sparkly corset. Hepburn paired the gown with heels and a purse of the same color.

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Most Daring Celebrity Looks of the '80s: Photos