This past January, Doja Cat sat front row at the Schiaparelli Spring 2023 Couture show with her skin—from head to toe—covered in tens of thousands of red crystals. The result was magnetic. You couldn’t take your eyes off of her, even though she was sitting next to fashion legend (and Elsa Schiaparelli’s granddaughter) Marisa Berenson, and near Kylie Jenner, who was wearing a realistic faux lion’s head on her gown.
In that moment, Doja Cat transformed from mere pop star into a bonafide fashion superstar. Not content to rest on her Schiaparelli look, at the Viktor & Rolf show two days later, the singer’s beauty look consisted of unconventionally worn false eyelashes, which formed eyebrows, a mustache, and a soul patch. It was a wink to those who had suggested she should have worn lashes at Schiaparelli.
Doja, née Amala Ratna Zandile Dlamini, has been making waves since 2018, with her novelty hit “Mooo!,” her 2020 breakout “Say So,” and her inescapable and effervescent album Planet Her in 2021. The singer has amassed 16 Grammy nominations, including a win for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance for “Kiss Me More” with SZA.
At just 27 years old, it seems like she’s cycled through as many personas as Madonna. It’s true that whether Doja is dressing like a rock crystal alien, writing a song for the soundtrack to Baz Luhrmann’s , or shaving off her hair, this is a woman who is unwilling to put her art or self in one box.
