Celebrating Oprah

Oprah Winfrey's Style Evolution

Skinny jeans, vests and corsets! 25 years of style ups – and downs! – from the Queen of Talk

  • 1987 photo | Oprah Winfrey

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Updated: Tuesday May 17, 2011 | 12:00 PM EDT By: Justine Harman

1987

She was a year into her national talk show career but Winfrey looked more like a Dynasty super-fan than a host, complementing her beaded look with some pomp and circumstance.