Cher looked incredibly youthful when she arrived in a leather ensemble seemingly inspired by one of her most iconic looks at the 2022 Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) awards in New York on Monday.
The 76-year-old beauty looked younger than her actual age in a dress with a top designed to mimic a leather biker jacket that seemed indebted to the music video for her 1989 single If I Could Turn Back Time.
The singer walked the red carpet in her age-defying ensemble after confirming her romance with toyboy music producer boyfriend Alexander Edwards who, at 36, is 40 years younger than her.
Turned back time! Cher looked under 76 when she arrived at the CFDA Awards in New York on Monday wearing a black leather look apparently inspired by her 1989 music video If I Could Turn Back Time
Cher’s daring top featured the off-center zipper of a biker jacket, although the top was pulled down to reveal her shoulders.
She paid homage to 1980s fashion by shirring her sleeves down to her forearms, and she lowered her zipper to highlight her cleavage.
The Moonstruck star completed the jacket with a long black skirt that had a modest train, although she held it in her hand while posing on the red carpet.
The unnamed singer and actress (born Cherilyn Sarkisian) had a high slit on her skirt that showed off her slender legs and was pinned with two diagonal cross pins.
Back in black: Cher’s edgy top featured the off-center zipper of a biker jacket, though the top was pulled down to reveal her shoulders. She wore a more opulent studded leather jacket in her music video
Legs for days: The Moonstruck star completed the jacket with a long black skirt that had a modest train, although she held it in her hand while posing on the red carpet. The high slit showed off her long legs
Showing off: She paid homage to 1980s fashion by scrunching her sleeves down to her forearms, and she pulled her zipper down to show off her cleavage while wearing her hair in thick waves
Cher elevated her 5ft 7in black platform heels that tied around her ankles, and she accessorized with a silver chain necklace and a chunky diamond encrusted bracelet.
She showed off her winning smile while wearing her long jet black hair parted in the middle and cascading over her shoulders in thick waves.
The septuagenarian had already caused a sensation in a black leather jacket in her music video If I Could Turn Back Time, shot aboard the battleship USS Missouri near Los Angeles in 1989.
As she performed in front of her band on deck and surrounded by cheering sailors, Cher was dressed in her open leather jacket, which revealed a considerably more racy sheer black suit with just a black V-shaped stripe in the shape of a monokini to protect her modesty.
The septuagenarian once caused a stir in a black leather jacket in her music video If I Could Turn Back Time, which was shot aboard the battleship USS Missouri near Los Angeles in 1989.
Edgy: She wore her jacket over a sheer black suit with just a V-shape to protect her modesty, and the video was later banned on several TV channels. He also caused controversy within the Navy for allowing him to be filmed on a battleship.
The video caused an outcry and was banned by several TV stations, while MTV was only willing to air the video after 9 p.m. until a more chaste version was re-released.
The risque outfit, combined with suggestive scenes in which Cher – in more modest attire – rode a huge gun across the deck, angered Navy officials, although no one was ultimately disciplined for allowing the video shooting.
The single, which led Cher’s 1989 album Heart Of Stone, eventually peaked at number three on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.
Cher was joined at the CFDA awards on the red carpet by fashion designer Richard Stark, who wore a black pinstripe three-piece suit with rolled up sleeves, and his wife Laurie Lynn Stark, who wore a powder blue dress that left little to the imagination and was decorated with Old English text letters.
Threesome: Cher was joined at the CFDA awards on the red carpet by fashion designer Richard Stark, who wore a three-piece pinstripe suit, and his wife Laurie Lynn Stark in a sheer powder blue dress
The Landlord: Cher’s exit comes amid her new romance with music producer Alexander Edwards, who is 40 years younger than her. She defended their age gap on Twitter and said: ‘Love doesn’t know math’
Cher’s exit comes amid her new romance with music producer Alexander Edwards, who is 40 years younger than her.
The two have been seen affectionate and holding hands in Los Angeles for the past few days, and the Oscar-winning actress confirmed their relationship while defending their age difference on Twitter.
She wrote that “love knows no math”, while claiming that Alexander treats her “like a queen”. She also shared that the pair first met last month at Paris Fashion Week.
The producer is best known for his previous relationship with Kanye West’s ex-girlfriend, Amber Rose, with whom he shares three-year-old son Slash Electric Alexander Edwards.
In August this year, Amber accused Alexander of cheating on her with 12 different people during their relationship, and he later admitted to being unfaithful on social media.
However, Cher emphasized in her Twitter replies that she was “not blinded by” the love.
Exes: The producer is best known for his previous relationship with Kanye West’s ex-girlfriend, Amber Rose, with whom he shares a child. She accused him of cheating on her with 12 different women and he admitted his infidelity; seen in 2018 in LA