Lana Del Rey has been thrilling fans with her evolving transformation ever since she burst onto the music scene with her debut album in 2011.
Her style has ranged from vintage looks to pure glamour, and Lana’s added to the mystique by giving intriguing interviews about how she sees her herself in the music industry.
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“Never had a persona. Never needed one. Never will,” the New York native clapped back via social media in 2019 after a music critic wrote about her album Norman F–king Rockwell, “I don’t even relate to one observation you made about the music.”
Lana has let her artistry and creativity do the talking for her, which has shown as she’s transformed from ingenue to respected worldwide talent.
Scroll down to see Lana’s transformation over the years.
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2011
As her star was rising with the debut of her eponymous solo album, Lana loved vintage looks, like this yellow lace minidress with white Mary Janes.
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2012
One year later, Lana was full grunge mode with a Guns N’ Roses vintage T-shirt, plaid flannel shirt and blue jeans while performing at the Camp Freddy Holiday Residency at West Hollywood’s Roxy.
Earlier that year she released her second studio album, Born to Die, and gave a controversial interview to the U.K.’s The Guardian where she infamously claimed, “I wish I was dead already,” adding, “I do! I don’t want to have to keep doing this. But I am,” saying that applied to “everything,” including music.
Lana discussed her unhappiness at being a pop star. “Family members will come on the road with me and say: ‘Wow, your life is just like a movie!’ And I’m like, ‘Yeah, a really f–ked-up movie.’”
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2013
Lana fashion-shifted again, looking heavenly in a white lace and satin gown while proving her interests went far beyond music. She attended the Breakthrough Prize Inaugural Ceremony at NASA’s Ames Research Center in Mountain View, California.
One year later she told Fader, “For me, the issue of feminism is just not an interesting concept. I’m more interested in, you know, SpaceX and Tesla, what’s going to happen with our intergalactic possibilities. Whenever people bring up feminism, I’m like, ‘God.’ I’m just not really that interested.”
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2015
Manhattan-born Lana showed support for her home baseball team, wearing a blue and white New York Yankees print minidress while performing at the Governors Ball Music Festival at Randall’s Island near Harlem. That year, she traded her red locks for a dark brunette color.
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2018
Lana stunned at the British Fashion Awards in a gold and black gown, while keeping her hair simple in a long bob. The year prior, the “Video Games” singer explained how she was trying to get out more from under the isolation of fame.
“The last few years, I’m out all the time: clubs, bars, shows. For years I was more quietly in the mix, always through the back door, do not tell anyone I’m coming. And now I’ve relaxed into it where I’ll just show up. I don’t need a special ticket. I’ll just go sit wherever. It feels a little more like I’m myself again,” she told Pitchfork in 2017.
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2020
The “Summertime Sadness” singer reveled she purchased her glittering silver Aidan Mattox dress for the 62nd Grammy Awards during a trip to the mall.
“I had another dress, and then my boyfriend and I were getting a belt for him at the mall, and I saw this and I loved it, so this is a last-minute dress. I tailored it right there,” Lana told Entertainment Tonight on the red carpet.
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2021
Lana showed off while attending the Variety‘s Hitmakers Brunch, wearing a revealing green patterned dress as she celebrated with fellow artists such as Olivia Rodrigo and Kali Uchis.
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2022
While Lana’s curves continued to spark discussion among fans on various social media platforms, she has refused to discuss her body’s changes. She rocked the heck out of a glittering red minidress at the Women’s Guild Cedars-Sinai Disco Ball in Beverly Hills.
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2023 Billboard Women In Music – Arrivals
The “Let Me Love You like a Woman” songstress looked ultra-feminine in a yellow lace gown with a belted waistline and a retro hairstyle while attending the Billboard Women in Music event. She accepted the Visionary Award for her nine studio albums and respected career.
“I don’t exactly have a long-term vision at all, but if you were curious, I am very, very happy,” Lana told the audience during her acceptance speech “When I released my first album 14 years ago, the waters were not quite as warm. I’m really happy for everyone who feels like it’s a wonderful time in the culture to be themselves and express themselves. It didn’t feel that way in 2008.”
“I feel like being happy is the ultimate goal, so I did it,” she added.