How Addison Rae went from TikTok dancer to style-savvy pop star

We’ve witnessed a few celebrity sartorial transformations in our time, but perhaps no glow up has wowed us like Addison Rae’s. Rae first burst onto the scene as a 19-year-old TikTok sensation, who quickly took over our FYPs with her smiley sensibility and dance moves. But in five short years, the now-24-year-old has evolved into one of the hottest – and most fashion-forward – pop stars of her generation.

It might seem like this transformation happened overnight, but allow us to take you back. In 2021, Rae released her debut single, 'Obsessed'. The same year, she tried her hand at acting, starring in the remake of '90s romcom, He's All That. But it wasn’t until 2023 when she really hit her stride, releasing her EP, AR and, on it, the track '2 Die 4 (feat. CharliXCX)'. The success of this collaboration laid the groundwork for her viral track, 'Diet Pepsi', which really cemented Rae as one to watch in the music world, as well as a feature on CharliXCX's remix, 'Von Dutch' (which she performed live at the Sweat Tour, no less). Now, she's capitalising on this hype with another viral musical moment, via her latest single, 'Aquamarine'.

Like all good pop stars, Rae’s music has been accompanied by a killer wardrobe. Whether she’s running errands in tiny denim shorts and cowboy boots, heading on a night out in blue fishnets, or walking the red carpet at the CFDA awards in a Thom Browne mermaid-core gown, one things for sure: she knows a thing or two about personal style. It helps, of course, that she's got a killer stylist at her side, Dara. Together, the pair have come up with some of Rae's most iconic looks to date, including the daring satin underwear-esque two piece (and tulle skirt) she rocked to the VMAs, and the old-Hollywood-meets-mermaid Alberta Ferreti gown she wore to the Academy Museum Gala.

So in honour of Rae's newly-minted sartorial sensibilities, we're rounding up the singer's best fashion moments to date. Keep reading for more.