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Home • Fashion

Sade Celebrates Another Trip Around The Sun

Celebrate the legendary singer's birthday with us!
Sade Celebrates Another Trip Around The Sun
performs on stage at the Staples Center on August 19, 2011 in Los Angeles, California.
By Kerane Marcellus · Updated January 13, 2024
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Sade is turning 65 today, believe it or not! The British-Nigerian singer is an example of classic subdued glamour. She’s never had to do too much to show who she is or stay relevant, even today. It was announced in 2022 that Sade was working on new music, and fans from every age range were beyond excited. She and the band (both culturally referred to as Sade) created hits that have influenced the sounds of our favorite contemporary artists today.

Sade Celebrates Another Trip Around The Sun
Sade performs on stage at Veronica Rocknight, Ahoy, Rotterdam, Netherlands, 21st September 1984. (Photo by Rob Verhorst/Redferns)

Many don’t know that she attended the prestigious Central Saint Martins (then known as Saint Martin’s School of Art) for fashion design before she started singing and taking music seriously. Consequently, that fashion background no doubt inspired her personal style and everyday creative process as well. Today, we see the impact of Sade’s style through the likes of Zoë Kravitz’s street style and minimalist cool girls alike. Tailored suits, well-fitting jeans, lots of knitted sweaters, denim on denim, all-black looks, slick back hair, and a red lip never did her wrong. She dons these types of looks to this day. She’s forever a fashion icon!

Take a look through her timeless looks in celebration of her precious and forever influential life.

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1993 Performing In The Netherlands Live
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2001 Performing with India.Arie At Jones Beach
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2001 Performing At Shoreline Amphitheatre
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1984 Posing for Photographer B. Gomer
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1984 Editorial
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1985 Posing For Paul Natkin
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1985 Performing At The Live Aid Concert In London
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1986 At The BPI Awards
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2001 Visiting the “Late Show With David Letterman”
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2010 Keep A Child Alive’s Black Ball
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2011 Performing At The 02 Arena In London
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