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Janelle Monae, wearing a black Alexandre Vauthier with boots, attends the Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery premiere in Paris on December 15, 2022. Getty Images
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Janelle Monae, wearing a white blouse with a tutu and tights, at the Atlanta Ballet on April 10, 2008. WireImage
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Janelle Monae, wearing a black and white suit, at a benefit for the Children's Hospital Los Angeles on February 5, 2009. FilmMagic
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Janelle Monae, wearing black and white tailoring, attends Keep A Child Alive's seventh annual Black Ball on September 30, 2010. WireImage
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Janelle Monae, wering a sequinned suit jacket, arrives at the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards on February 13, 2011. EPA
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Janelle Monae, wearing a white tuxedo jacket over a black dress, attends the amfAR New York Gala on February 8, 2012. EPA
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Janelle Monae, wearing a Moschino jacket with a Ralph Lauren hat, arrives at the 55th Grammy Awards on February 10, 2013. EPA
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Janelle Monae, wearing a red and black embroidered Tadashi Shoji tulle cape, arrives at the 2014 Met Gala on May 5, 2014. EPA
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Janelle Monae, wearing black and white Chanel, attends the label's cruise collection show in Dubai on May 13, 2014. Getty Images
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Janelle Monae, wearing a monochrome, patterned two-piece, attends the Antonio Berardi show during London Fashion Week on February 23, 2015. Getty Images
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Janelle Monae, wearing a velvet suit by Emporio Armani with her Milner Gladys hat, attends the 2015 Brit Awards on February 25, 2015. Getty Images
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Janelle Monae, wearing white trousers with a cropped Naeem Khan jacket, attends an Elle magazine party in Paris on October 6, 2015. Getty Images
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Janelle Monae, wearing an embellished leather top and skirt by Erevos Aether, attends the premiere of Star Wars: The Force Awakens on December 14, 2015. EPA
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Janelle Monae, wearing black and white Jean Paul Gaultier, arrives at the 58th Grammy Awards on February 15, 2016. EPA
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Janelle Monae, wearing a tuxedo jacket with a tulle skirt and Edie Parker clutch, attends the Moonlight screening at the BFI London Film Festival on October 6, 2016. Getty Images
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Janelle Monae, wearing a Marc Jacobs dress and mink jacket, arrives at the 2016 American Music Awards on November 2, 2016. EPA
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Janelle Monae, wearing polka dot Armani Prive, arrives at the 74th Golden Globe Awards on January 8, 2017. EPA
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Janelle Monae, wearing monochrome Chanel, arrives at the 23rd Screen Actors Guild Awards on January 29, 2017. EPA
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Janelle Monae, wearing a textured Elie Saab dress, arrives at the 89th Oscars on February 26, 2017. AFP
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Janelle Monae, wearing Ralph & Russo Couture, arrives at the 2017 Met Gala on May 1, 2017. EPA
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Janelle Monae, wearing a Dolce & Gabbana tuxedo with floral detailing, attends the 60th Grammy Awards on January 28, 2018. Getty Images
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Janelle Monae, wearing red Christian Siriano, arrives at the 2018 Vanity Fair Oscars Party on March 4, 2018. EPA
Janelle Monae, wearing a rainbow Nicolas Jebran gown, attends the 2018 BET Awards on June 24, 2018. Reuters
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Janelle Monae, wearing black and white Wolk Morais, arrives for the premiere of Welcome to Marwen on December 10, 2018. EPA
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Janelle Monae, wearing black, white and gold Chanel, arrives at the 76th Golden Globe Awards on January 6, 2019. EPA
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Janelle Monae, wearing structural Jean Paul Gaultier, arrives at the 61st Grammy Awards on February 10, 2019. EPA
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Janelle Monae, wearing red Valentino from head-to-toe, attends the label's Paris Fashion Week show on March 3, 2019. Getty Images
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Janelle Monae, wearing over-sized white Giambattista Valli, attends the label's Paris Fashion Week show on March 4, 2019. Getty Images
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Janelle Monae, wearing Chanel, attends the label's Paris Fashion Week show on March 5, 2019. Getty Images
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Janelle Monae, wearing a black and white Mara Hoffman two-piece, arrives at the Queen & Slim premiere on November 14, 2019. EPA
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Janelle Monae, wearing hooded Ralph Lauren, arrives at the 92nd Academy Awards on February 9, 2020. EPA
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Janelle Monae, wearing a Ralph Lauren tuxedo and Christian Louboutin Gael Strass suede boots, attends a Christian Louboutin exhibition in Paris on February 24, 2020. Getty Images
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Janelle Monae, wearing a black and white optical illusion Jean Paul Gaultier dress, attends the Harper's Bazaar Exhibition at Paris Fashion Week on February 26, 2020. Getty Images
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Janelle Monae, wearing a white checked Valentino coat, attends the brand's Paris Fashion Week runway show on March 1, 2020. Getty Images
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Janelle Monae, wearing a hooded rhinestone Ralph Lauren halter dress with a mermaid skirt, on the red carpet for the 2022 Met Gala on May 2, 2022. EPA
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Janelle Monae, wearing Iris van Herpen, arrives for the screening of Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery during the 47th Toronto International Film Festival on September 10, 2022. EPA
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Janelle Monae, wearing a caped Thom Browne coat dress and zebra bag, attends the 66th BFI London Film Festival on October 14, 2022. Getty Images
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Janelle Monae, wearing a white version of the Thom Browne ensemble she wore two days earlier, at the London Film Festival on October 16, 2022. Getty Images
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Janelle Monae, wearing red Christian Siriano, attends the Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery screening during the 66th BFI London Film Festival on October 16, 2022. Getty Images
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Janelle Monae, wearing an asymmetric lace and metallic dress, attends the film's premiere in Spain on October 19, 2022. Getty Images
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Janelle Monae, wearing black and white sequinned Gucci, attends the LACMA Art + Film Gala on November 5, 2022. EPA
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Janelle Monae, wearing a black Alexandre Vauthier with boots, attends the Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery premiere in Paris on December 15, 2022. Getty Images
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Janelle Monae, wearing a white blouse with a tutu and tights, at the Atlanta Ballet on April 10, 2008. WireImage
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Janelle Monae, wearing a black and white suit, at a benefit for the Children's Hospital Los Angeles on February 5, 2009. FilmMagic
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Janelle Monae, wearing black and white tailoring, attends Keep A Child Alive's seventh annual Black Ball on September 30, 2010. WireImage
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Janelle Monae, wering a sequinned suit jacket, arrives at the 53rd Annual Grammy Awards on February 13, 2011. EPA
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Janelle Monae, wearing a white tuxedo jacket over a black dress, attends the amfAR New York Gala on February 8, 2012. EPA
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Janelle Monae, wearing a Moschino jacket with a Ralph Lauren hat, arrives at the 55th Grammy Awards on February 10, 2013. EPA
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Janelle Monae, wearing a red and black embroidered Tadashi Shoji tulle cape, arrives at the 2014 Met Gala on May 5, 2014. EPA
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Janelle Monae, wearing black and white Chanel, attends the label's cruise collection show in Dubai on May 13, 2014. Getty Images
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Janelle Monae, wearing a monochrome, patterned two-piece, attends the Antonio Berardi show during London Fashion Week on February 23, 2015. Getty Images
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Janelle Monae, wearing a velvet suit by Emporio Armani with her Milner Gladys hat, attends the 2015 Brit Awards on February 25, 2015. Getty Images
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Janelle Monae, wearing white trousers with a cropped Naeem Khan jacket, attends an Elle magazine party in Paris on October 6, 2015. Getty Images
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Janelle Monae, wearing an embellished leather top and skirt by Erevos Aether, attends the premiere of Star Wars: The Force Awakens on December 14, 2015. EPA
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Janelle Monae, wearing black and white Jean Paul Gaultier, arrives at the 58th Grammy Awards on February 15, 2016. EPA
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Janelle Monae, wearing a tuxedo jacket with a tulle skirt and Edie Parker clutch, attends the Moonlight screening at the BFI London Film Festival on October 6, 2016. Getty Images
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Janelle Monae, wearing a Marc Jacobs dress and mink jacket, arrives at the 2016 American Music Awards on November 2, 2016. EPA
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Janelle Monae, wearing polka dot Armani Prive, arrives at the 74th Golden Globe Awards on January 8, 2017. EPA
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Janelle Monae, wearing monochrome Chanel, arrives at the 23rd Screen Actors Guild Awards on January 29, 2017. EPA
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Janelle Monae, wearing a textured Elie Saab dress, arrives at the 89th Oscars on February 26, 2017. AFP
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Janelle Monae, wearing Ralph & Russo Couture, arrives at the 2017 Met Gala on May 1, 2017. EPA
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Janelle Monae, wearing a Dolce & Gabbana tuxedo with floral detailing, attends the 60th Grammy Awards on January 28, 2018. Getty Images
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Janelle Monae, wearing red Christian Siriano, arrives at the 2018 Vanity Fair Oscars Party on March 4, 2018. EPA
Janelle Monae, wearing a rainbow Nicolas Jebran gown, attends the 2018 BET Awards on June 24, 2018. Reuters
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Janelle Monae, wearing black and white Wolk Morais, arrives for the premiere of Welcome to Marwen on December 10, 2018. EPA
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Janelle Monae, wearing black, white and gold Chanel, arrives at the 76th Golden Globe Awards on January 6, 2019. EPA
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Janelle Monae, wearing structural Jean Paul Gaultier, arrives at the 61st Grammy Awards on February 10, 2019. EPA
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Janelle Monae, wearing red Valentino from head-to-toe, attends the label's Paris Fashion Week show on March 3, 2019. Getty Images
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Janelle Monae, wearing over-sized white Giambattista Valli, attends the label's Paris Fashion Week show on March 4, 2019. Getty Images
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Janelle Monae, wearing Chanel, attends the label's Paris Fashion Week show on March 5, 2019. Getty Images
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Janelle Monae, wearing a black and white Mara Hoffman two-piece, arrives at the Queen & Slim premiere on November 14, 2019. EPA
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Janelle Monae, wearing hooded Ralph Lauren, arrives at the 92nd Academy Awards on February 9, 2020. EPA
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Janelle Monae, wearing a Ralph Lauren tuxedo and Christian Louboutin Gael Strass suede boots, attends a Christian Louboutin exhibition in Paris on February 24, 2020. Getty Images
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Janelle Monae, wearing a black and white optical illusion Jean Paul Gaultier dress, attends the Harper's Bazaar Exhibition at Paris Fashion Week on February 26, 2020. Getty Images
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Janelle Monae, wearing a white checked Valentino coat, attends the brand's Paris Fashion Week runway show on March 1, 2020. Getty Images
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Janelle Monae, wearing a hooded rhinestone Ralph Lauren halter dress with a mermaid skirt, on the red carpet for the 2022 Met Gala on May 2, 2022. EPA
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Janelle Monae, wearing Iris van Herpen, arrives for the screening of Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery during the 47th Toronto International Film Festival on September 10, 2022. EPA
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Janelle Monae, wearing a caped Thom Browne coat dress and zebra bag, attends the 66th BFI London Film Festival on October 14, 2022. Getty Images
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Janelle Monae, wearing a white version of the Thom Browne ensemble she wore two days earlier, at the London Film Festival on October 16, 2022. Getty Images
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Janelle Monae, wearing red Christian Siriano, attends the Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery screening during the 66th BFI London Film Festival on October 16, 2022. Getty Images
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Janelle Monae, wearing an asymmetric lace and metallic dress, attends the film's premiere in Spain on October 19, 2022. Getty Images
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Janelle Monae, wearing black and white sequinned Gucci, attends the LACMA Art + Film Gala on November 5, 2022. EPA
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Janelle Monae, wearing a black Alexandre Vauthier with boots, attends the Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery premiere in Paris on December 15, 2022. Getty Images
Janelle Monae's style evolution in 41 photos — black, white and red all over
The singer and actress has worn a number of regional designers, including Elie Saab and Nicolas Jebran
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