6 Cyndi Lauper Beauty & Fashion Moments That Prove She's Still Having Fun In Her 70s
Cyndi Lauper knows how to dress her age. In the '80s, when she was in her dirty thirties, she was known for a unique personal style that could be best described as "rolled through the dumpster, but make it fashion," but she's been seen lately stepping out in looks that she wouldn't have touched with a glitter-painted pinkie in her MTV heyday. We're talking tailored suits in shades of black and white that perfectly complement stark white waves. (Chemically enhanced or embracing her graying natural hair color? Only her stylist knows for sure.)
But there's a reason Lauper doesn't cling to her youth: She doesn't have to. Even into her seventies, she exudes the same energy as her spunky pop sound, so shocking colors and outrageous styles look as natural on her as chic and simple looks did on Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy. Both onstage and in her everyday life, Lauper has made it clear that just because she's grown up doesn't mean she'll be fading into the background anytime soon.
Cyndi Lauper went naughty and knotty with Elle King
Leave it to Cyndi Lauper to find a way to flash some lingerie without making it inappropriate. For a 2024 performance with Elle King, Lauper donned a beige blazer that's definitely not your grandmother's outerwear, overlaid with black lace in the shape of an underwire bra and high-waisted retro briefs dangling garter straps. Adding some much-needed color was a nest of knots twisted into an updo that she switched up from her classic white to a more in-your-face shade of lavender.
She was anything but basic in blue at the Glastonbury Festival
Even a classic metallic looks bold in Cyndi Lauper's hands. In another moment of proof that the "lingerie as outerwear" trend isn't off limits to older women, she chose a boned bustier and leather-like pants in sparkling silver for the 2024 Glastonbury Festival. The real showstopper, however, was the powder blue peacoat that could dare to call itself drab were it not for the layers of gauzy ruffles trailing its back and sides and cornflower bows tied to its sleeves. Barbie pink lips and black and white French tips clashed with the pastel in that distinctly Lauperian way.
She borrowed Ronald McDonald's color palette on her farewell tour
You know an outfit is a work of art when it's not quite clear what it is. That was certainly the case for the ensemble Cyndi Lauper constructed for an October 2024 performance of her Girls Just Wanna Have Fun Farewell Tour at Madison Square Garden. Reports of the concert claim that the metal grate topping her red overcoat is actually a washboard that she genuinely played, but there's no explanation for those sleeves. Despite the chaos, her lips and coat, as well as her wig and sleeves, are brilliantly color-coordinated.
She was delightfully mystifying at the WeHo Pride parade
Cyndi Lauper doesn't merely attend a pride parade; the moment her presence is detected, she's made grand marshall, as she was at 2024's WeHo Pride parade. She was not about to let her fans down with her fashion game, either, starting with an elaborate sunburst headdress and matching silver jacket. The bustier was back, this time in white lace, accessorized with a belt of magenta and trailing silver tinsel and... well, we're honestly not sure what's going on with those jeans. That's okay. All that matters is that she does.
She went dotty for New York Fashion Week
Those neutral suits can get boring. You could see Cyndi Lauper getting fed up and splotching one with blobs of multicolored paint, resulting in a set that would look very similar to the one she sported to the Libertine SS26 Runway Show in 2025, just covering a hint of contrasting lace-trimmed camisole. What really makes the outfit, however, are the accessories, which include chunky gold earrings, a bold red lip, a shimmery manicure, and bug-eyed sunglasses that were already retro even in 1985.
She was unmistakable at the polls
Cyndi Lauper rocked a shaggy pixie with a seafoam green tint, and she painted her nails to match before sliding on some white shades and heading to the polls on New York Primary Election Day in 2026. She brought a colorful Louis Vuitton bag slung over an armful of beaded bracelets with a much darker outfit, consisting of a slinky off-shoulder blouse, pintuck jeans, and patent leather loafers. Even when out running errands, Lauper perfectly fits the part of your weird aunt — or rather, unusual.