Doja Cat has been making waves with her music and bold sense of style since achieving viral success following the release of her tongue-in-cheek rap song, Mooo!, which went viral on YouTube back in 2018.
In addition to pushing boundaries with her music by experimenting by defying genre norms and expectations, the 28-year-old rapper has a reputation for delivering exciting looks during her performances, fashion events and on the red carpet.
Some of her most buzz-worthy looks include baring it all under a sheer spider web-style dress, designed by Monse, and covering her entire body in head-to-toe red paint and 30,000 matching Swarovski crystals at the Schiaparelli spring/summer 2023 show.
While reflecting on her fans’ shocked reactions to her daring fashion choices, the Grammy winner previously stated that she has made peace with the inevitable backlash over her provocative ensembles.
‘There is a shock response that is almost uncontrollable… I’ve accepted that that’s what happens,’ she told Harper’s Bazaar last year.
Ultimately, the Say So hitmaker stated shaving her head, eyebrows and taking her wigs on and off gives her ‘all the freedom in the world.’
Ahead of her headlining performance at Coachella on Sunday evening, DailyMail.com rounded up her wildest looks to date, from her Met Gala debut as Karl Lagerfeld’s cat to wearing a moustache and beard made of fake eyelashes.
Doja Cat has been making waves with her music and bold sense of style since achieving viral success following the release of her tongue-in-cheek rap song, Mooo!, which went viral on YouTube back in 2018
2023 Met Gala
The performer was nearly unrecognizable while dressed as Lagerfeld’s famously pampered feline, Choupette, at the 2023 Met Gala.
In addition to rocking a stunning white gown, complete with dramatic ruffled train, made with fabric resembling the Burmese cat’s fur, Doja sported heavy facial prosthetics which gave her a cat-like nose, mouth and lifted upper eyes.
Following her transformation into the late designer’s beloved cat, Doja meowed through interviews as she remained verbally committed to her character.
The performer was nearly unrecognizable while dressed as Lagerfeld’s famously pampered feline, Choupette, at the 2023 Met Gala; seen last year at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 01, 2023 in New York City
2023 MTV Video Music Awards
Doja left nearly nothing to the imagination as she went braless in a flesh-flashing spiderweb dress.
The only thing protecting the LA native’s modesty was a tiny nude thong that was just barely visible through the webs.
While her outfit was holding on by a thread, the musician was dripping in diamonds as well as a glitzy belly button piercing from Maria Tash.
Doja left nearly nothing to the imagination as she went braless in a flesh-flashing spiderweb dress; seen at the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards
While her outfit was holding on by a thread, the musician was dripping in diamonds as well as a glitzy belly button piercing from Maria Tash
Schiparelli Paris Fashion Week 2023
Doja proved her dedication to fashion by sitting in the makeup chair for nearly five hours to ensure she looked perfect for the Schiaparelli fashion show.
The songstress commanded attention in head-to-toe red body paint and completed the bold look by covering her body in 30,000 Swarovski crystals.
It took a whopping 4 hours and 58 minutes to create the look.
At the time, make-up artist, Pat McGrath, told Vogue: ‘Collaborating with the incomparably talented Doja Cat and Daniel Roseberry was an absolute pleasure.
‘Her patience and dedication as she sat with Team Pat McGrath and I for four hours and 58 minutes to achieve the creation, covered in over 30,000 hand-applied Swarovski crystals, was truly inspiring.’
Doja proved her dedication to fashion by sitting in the makeup chair for nearly five hours to ensure she looked perfect for the Schiaparelli fashion show (seen on January 23, 2023 in Paris, France)
Viktor & Rolf Paris Fashion Week 2023
The singer was one to watch during Paris Fashion Week, last year, as she applied fake eyelashes in some very unexpected places.
Just one day after covering herself with 30,000 crystals and red paint, she experimented with an androgynous beauty look.
This included wearing eyebrows, a moustache and goatee, all made from stick-on lashes, to the Viktor & Rolf couture show on January 25, 2023.
The singer was one to watch during Paris Fashion Week, last year, as she applied fake eyelashes in some very unexpected places (seen in 2023)
This included wearing eyebrows, a moustache and goatee, all made from stick-on lashes, to the Viktor & Rolf couture show
2021 MTV Video Music Awards
Doja made sure to ruffle some feather while hosting the 2021 MTV Video Music Awards for the first time.
During the three-hour awards show, she made numerous wardrobe changes, which had viewers at the edge of their seats as she slipped from one bizarre look to another.
At one point, she kicked off a pair of boots that resembled chicken claws to slip into a full-on ‘worm’ costume from Thom Browne’s Spring/Summer 2018 collection.
While accepting the VMA for Best Collaboration for Kiss Me More with SZA, she acknowledged the crazy fashion choice and playfully made a joke, at her own expense.
‘I look like a worm. That’s dope. I never thought I’d be dressed as a worm while excepting an award,’ she mused.
Doja made sure to ruffle some feather while hosting the 2021 MTV Video Music Awards for the first time (pictured wearing boots that resembled chicken claws during the ceremony)
Later during the show, she slipped into a full-on ‘worm’ costume from Thom Browne’s Spring/Summer 2018 collection
She also wore a chair as a hat, which was featured in Vivienne Westwood’s spring/summer collection, as she hosted the show
A.W.A.K.E Paris Fashion Week 2022
In October 2023, Doja turned heads as she arrived at the A.W.A.K.E. Mode show during Paris Fashion Week.
The singer looked incredible having painted herself with a metallic gold paint for the swanky event.
Doja posed up a storm in a plaid suit before taking her front row seat at the Bastille Design Centre.
In October 2023, Doja turned heads as she arrived at the A.W.A.K.E. Mode show during Paris Fashion Week
Vogue World Show New York Fashion Week 2022
Known for her head-turning looks, Doja took her look one step further at the Vogue World: New York fashion show as part of New York Fashion Week.
She opted for unique face paint that covered her whole face and had freshly shaved head with undulating white lines all over her scalp for maximum impact.
The singer, who has previously been known for her numerous colorful wigs, explained at the time she cut her hair off because it never felt right for her.
‘I feel like I was never supposed to have hair anyway. I, like, don’t like having hair…I never liked having hair,’ she explained.
‘I cannot tell you one time, since the beginning of my life, that I’ve ever been like, ‘This is cool.’ I just do not like to have hair.’
Known for her head-turning looks, Doja took her look one step further at the Vogue World: New York fashion show as part of New York Fashion Week
She opted for unique face paint that covered her whole face and had freshly shaved head with undulating white lines all over her scalp for maximum impact
2021 Grammy Awards
Doja Cat did not shy away from showing her belly button at the 2021 Grammy Awards at the at Los Angeles Convention Center in 2021.
As she made her debut at the award show, the performer rocked a plunging Roberto Cavalli gown with an open zipper than ran down her stomach.
‘I’m just really excited about this because I like something that’s like kind of out there,’ she said during the E!: Grammy Awards pre-show. ‘I feel like I’ve been pretty toned down lately, but this is like something I’ve always wanted to do.’
Doja Cat did not shy away from showing her belly button at the 2021 Grammy Awards at the at Los Angeles Convention Center in 2021
2019 BET Awards
As a new artist, Doja (born Amala Ratna Zandile Dlamini) made an impression by rocking a bold look inspired by her stage name.
For the event, she sported a pink knit dress, cat ears and a pair of glasses with ‘MEOW’ written over both her eyes.
The Paint The Town Red crooner also sported a collar-like choker necklace.
While reflecting on the look years later, Doja said: ‘I’ll pass on that. It was very ghostly. People were really coming at me for my fluorescent white leg.
‘This was my first carpet look. We wanted to do something that was very cat like so we put some feathered teasers and whatnot,’ she recalled.
As a new artist, Doja (born Amala Ratna Zandile Dlamini) made an impression by rocking a bold look inspired by her stage name; seen at the 2019 BET Awards at Microsoft Theater on June 23, 2019
MTV VMAs 2020
Back in 2020, Doja appeared almost nude in an iridescent bodysuit for her MTV VMAs performance.
The songstress looked reptilian in her costume, which featured metallic scales and glowing lights.
She also wore a mane of phosphorescent green hair that flowed back over her shoulders.
The singer was aided in her stage show by backup dancers in iridescent metallic suits complete with CDC-recommended face coverings.
Other dancers looked even wackier, in dark blue bodysuits adorned with impossibly long thorns protruding from the back.
Racy: Back in 2020, Doja appeared almost nude in an iridescent bodysuit for her MTV VMAs performance
Best New Artist: Later, Doja accepted her Best New Artist accolade in a somewhat tamer getup, including Le Silla heels, that nonetheless featured an endlessly long braid of hair
2020 American Music Awards
While accepting Artist of the Year at the 2020 American Music Awards, Doja pushed the limits with her look, as usual.
She began the night in a strapless bold Vivienne Westwood with a low-cut neckline, before changing into something a bit more revealing.
Her second dress certainty even more heads as she went braless under a completely sheer top and corset-like bodice.
While accepting Artist of the Year at the 2020 American Music Awards, Doja pushed the limits with her look, as usual
2022 Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival performance
Doja wowed the crowd as she took the stage with not one, but five costume changes.
Her looks included a purple and black bra, a studded leather harness and tiny miniskirt with blue flames adorned on it as well as a plunging light blue leotard over a black push-up bra and nude fishnet stockings.
Doja wowed the crowd as she took the stage with not one, but five costume changes, including a plunging light blue leotard over a black push-up bra and nude fishnet stockings
2022 Grammy Awards
Doja was the epitome of punk elegance at the 2022 Grammy Awards.
The singer wore a baby blue Versace gown adorned with crystals over a coordinating bodysuit.
Her blonde tresses were styled in a spiky half up, half-down look with blunt bangs.
Doja was the epitome of punk elegance at the 2022 Grammy Awards
2020 Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest
Never one to blend into the crowd, the superstar sported a shiny silver wig, matching eyeshadow and a sheer sequin bodysuit, complete with a silver belt and tinsel on her hips.
The Say So singer performed at the annual New Year’s Eve celebration.
She was a part of the West Coast lineup, hosted by Ciara, held at Hollywood Party in Los Angeles.
Never one to blend into the crowd, the superstar sported a shiny silver wig, matching eyeshadow and a sheer sequin bodysuit, complete with a silver belt and tinsel on her hips; seen in 2021
2021 iHeartRadio Music Awards
From the start of her career, Doja Cat has oozed confidence in various midriff-baring looks, and this one was no exception.
While arriving at the 2021 iHeartRadio Music Awards, she put her fit figure on full display in a sheer olive green gown, designed by Brandon Maxwell.
Her underwear was visible as she posed for photos and headed inside.
From the start of her career, Doja Cat has oozed confidence in various midriff-baring looks, and this one was no exception; seen at the 2021 iHeartRadio Music Awards
2024 Grammy Awards
While Doja is no stranger to a sheer look, her see-through floor-length gown by Dilara Findikoglu was not what got people talking on social media.
Fans at home flocked to X to react to the singer’s choice to wear a backwards green camouflage baseball cap to one of the most prestigious award shows in the entertainment industry.
Others were perplexed by her choice to wear a temporary tatoo of her dress designer’s name scrawled across her forehead.
While Doja is no stranger to a sheer look, her see-through floor-length gown by Dilara Findikoglu was not what got people talking on social media
2020 Billboard Music Awards
The fashion risk taker looked mesmerizing in a sparkly Georges Hobeika dress with Lorraine Schwartz jewelry at the 2020 Billboard Music Awards.
She even opted for a bright orange wig and purple high heels for a pop of color.
The fashion risk taker looked mesmerizing in a sparkly Georges Hobeika dress with Lorraine Schwartz jewelry at the 2020 Billboard Music Awards; seen in 2020
2020 MTV Europe Music Awards
The style chameleon was dressed to impress in a black sequined ensemble by Givenchy at the 2020 MTV Europe Music Awards.
‘As far as my carpet look, [my stylist] Brett Alan Nelson understands who I am as an artist and always finds the best stuff,’ Doja gushed to Harper’s Bazaar about the look, at the time.
She continued: ‘This Givenchy moment felt so different from my past carpet [looks], and it’s the biggest brand name I have worn yet.’
The style chameleon was dressed to impress in a black sequined ensemble by Givenchy at the 2020 MTV Europe Music Awards
2019 Tidal X: The Rock the Vote Benefit Concert
Doja cut an edgy figure in a white corset layered over a one-shoulder fishnet shirt while attending the 2019 Tidal X: The Rock the Vote Benefit Concert.
She completed her bold look with a black fur jacket, multiple silver belts and skintight leather pants.
For makeup, she sported an exaggerated winged eyeliner, blush and bright red lipstick.
Doja cut an edgy figure in a white corset layered over a one-shoulder fishnet shirt while attending the 2019 Tidal X: The Rock the Vote Benefit Concert
2021 iHeartRadio Music Awards
The Los Angeles native, who has won five Billboard Music Awards, paid homage to her stage name in a not-so-subtle way.
The performer opted to wear a plunging white Miu Miu dress covered in images of adorable cartoon kittens.
The Los Angeles native, who has won five Billboard Music Awards, paid homage to her stage name in a not-so-subtle way
2021 Billboard Awards
The star’s look at the 2021 Billboard Awards earned comparisons to Tim Burton’s Beetlejuice in a black and white striped matching set, from Balmain, and graphic blue eyeliner.
For the occasion, she missed the mark in a pleated bandeau top with oversized sleeves that were attached to a silver necklace with a large turquoise pendant.
She opted to wear her hair in pigtail braids.
The star’s look at the 2021 Billboard Awards earned comparisons to Tim Burton’s Beetlejuice in a black and white striped matching set, from Balmain, and graphic blue eyeliner
