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Janelle Monáe’s Best Off-the-Wall Fashion Moments

As the ‘Age of Pleasure’ singer celebrates her 39th birthday, let’s take a minute to bask in her beautiful looks!

Photo: AP Dominic Chan / Sipa USA

When it comes to conversations about supremely fashionable figures in the entertainment industry, there’s no true talk unless we bring up Janelle Monáe.

The “Float” singer know how to create signature looks (looking at you, various black, white and red combos), and she steps out in uniquely fly and off-the-wall outfits. She’s arguably the only one who could execute her versatile array of ensembles as flawlessly as she does. Now, that’s not to say we all can’t take some style cues from her, even if our personal fashion senses sway a bit safer. But nobody’s stepping the way Monáe does every time she hits a red carpet or special function.

If you needed further proof of that, look no further than our roundup of some of her best looks! Let’s get into it…

2024 Britain Glastonbury Music Festival Day Three

Janelle Monáe performs during the Glastonbury Festival in Worthy Farm, Somerset, England, Sunday, June 30, 2024. Photo: AP Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP

2024 Met Gala

Janelle Monáe departs The Mark Hotel prior to attending The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute benefit gala celebrating the opening of “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion” on Monday, May 6, 2024, in New York. Photo: AP CJ Rivera/Invision/AP

The Fashion Trust U.S Awards

Janelle Monáe arrives at The Fashion Trust U.S Awards 2024 held at a private residency in Beverly Hills, CA on Tuesday, April 9 , 2024. Photo: AP Juan Pablo Rico/Sipa USA

13th Annual NFL Honors 2024

Janelle Monáe on the red carpet at the 13th annual NFL Honors presented by Invisalign held at Resorts World Theatre in las Vegas, Nevada. Picture date: Thursday February 8, 2024. Photo: AP AP Images

66th Annual Grammy Awards 2024

Janelle Monáe arrives at the 66th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 4, 2024, in Los Angeles. Photo: AP Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP

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66th Annual Pre-Grammy Gala 2024

Janelle Monáe arrives at the Pre-Grammy Gala on Saturday, Feb. 3, 2024, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif. Photo: AP Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP

Harper’s Bazaar Women of the Year 2023

Janelle Monáe who won the Musician of the Year Award at the Harper’s Bazaar Women of the Year 2023 awards at Claridges, London. Picture date: Tuesday November 7, 2023. Photo: AP AP Images

2023 Met Gala

Janelle Monáe attends The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute benefit gala celebrating the opening of the “Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty” exhibition on Monday, May 1, 2023, in New York. Photo: AP Evan Agostini/Invision/AP

95th Academy Awards 2023

Janelle Monáe walking on the red carpet at the The 95th Academy Awards held by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, CA on March 12, 2023. Photo: Getty Images Sthanlee B. Mirador/Sipa USA

American Black Film Festival (ABFF) Honors 2023

Janelle Monáe arrives at the American Black Film Festival Honors on Sunday, March 5, 2023, at 1 Hotel in West Hollywood, Calif. Photo: Getty Images Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP

54th NAACP Image Awards 2023

Janelle Monáe arrives at The 54th NAACP Image Awards held at The Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, CA on Saturday, February 25, 2023. Photo: AP Juan Pablo Rico/Sipa USA

BAFTA Tea Party 2023

Janelle Monáe at the BAFTA Tea Party held at the Four Seasons on January 14, 2023 in Los Angele, CA. Photo: AP KGC-502/STAR MAX/IPx

National Board of Review Awards Gala 2023

Janelle Monáe attends the National Board of Review Awards Gala at Cipriani 42nd Street on Sunday, Jan. 8, 2023, in New York. Photo: AP Evan Agostini/Invision/AP

THR’s Women in Entertainment Gala 2023

Janelle Monáe arrives at The Hollywood Reporter’s Women in Entertainment Gala on Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2022, at Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles. Photo: AP Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP

Britain LFF Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery Red Carpet 2022

Janelle Monáe poses for photographers upon arrival for the premiere of the film ‘Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery’ and the closing evening of the 2022 London Film Festival in London, Sunday, Oct. 16, 2022. Photo: AP Scott Garfitt/Invision/AP

CFDA Fashion Awards 2022

Janelle Monáe at the CFDA Fashion Awards on November 7, 2022 in New York City. Photo: AP Patricia Schlein/STAR MAX/IPx

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