• November 11, 2002
• Vol. 58
• No. 20

Cher Alike?

First Came Cher. Then Came...Extreme Cher? Christina Aguilera May Be Stripped on Her New CD, but Her Wardrobe Often Looks Like It Could Turn Back Time

1973
Circus-bound Cher—"an innovator," says stylist Phillip Bloch—painted the town red.

2000
Aguilera turned crimson at MTV's Video Music Awards. Her stylist Trish Summerville denies mimickry but says both are "individualists."

1992
"Cher wears costumes," says Bloch of outfits like her backside-baring bodysuit (in London). "Christina's are just bad clothes."

2002
Aguilera (performing "Dirrty" in London) "isn't afraid to take chances," says Summerville.

1974
Tummy & Cher: Going bare for an awards show.

2002
Saving on fabric at MTV's Video Music Awards.