Women simply wish to have enjoyable — and sizzling pink hair.
Doja Cat introduced Eighties extra to her Tour Ma Vie cease in Melbourne, Australia, on Tuesday, channeling pop music icon Cyndi Lauper with a spiky fuchsia wig and theatrical neon make-up.
The 30-year-old rapper carried out at Rod Laver Area in a leopard print lamé bodysuit with puffed yellow sleeves by designer Louis Verdad, accessorized with assertion jewellery by Home of Emmanuele and fingerless lace gloves.
Her dramatic feathered pink wig — styled by hairstylist Jared Henderson, higher generally known as JStay Prepared — was harking back to Lauper’s signature jagged cuts and neon dye jobs. Make-up artist Ivan Núñez matched the colourful look with slashes of darkish blue and electrical yellow eyeshadow.
The ensemble was styled by Brett Alan Nelson, Doja’s inventive director, who has been instrumental in bringing her completely ’80s-inspired “Vie” period to life.
The aesthetic attracts closely from icons like Lauper, Madonna, Prince, and Janet Jackson — all artists Doja has cited as influences for her fifth studio album.
Lauper herself would seemingly approve of Doja’s theatrical method. The “Women Simply Need to Have Enjoyable” legend has been vocal about her appreciation for in the present day’s pop stars who prioritize visible efficiency artwork, lately praising Chappell Roan for a similar high quality after Roan’s VMAs efficiency in September.
“The hair alone, come on!” Lauper informed Andy Cohen on “Watch What Occurs Dwell.” “And the truth that it’s efficiency artwork. And it’s visible, it’s so visible. You already know I really like these visible issues, clearly.”
Roan later paid tribute to Lauper on the Rock & Roll Corridor of Fame induction ceremony in November, carrying a customized newspaper skirt impressed by the icon’s “True Colours” music video. Doja Cat carried out on the similar occasion, Doja Cat masking OutKast’s “Ms. Jackson.”
Doja has been totally dedicated to the ’80s aesthetic all through Tour Ma Vie, which kicked off Nov. 18 in Auckland, New Zealand and runs by way of December 2026, when it is going to shut out in New York Metropolis.
Her dedication to channeling music icons extends past Lauper. Final month, Doja wore a chainmail costume impressed by Tina Turner’s “Mad Max Past Thunderdome” search for her Vogue World: Hollywood efficiency.
In September, she kicked off her “Vie” period on the VMAs in a pastel Balmain mini costume with butter yellow platform heels and a lipstick-shaped Judith Leiber clutch.
The album was launched Sept. 26 and debuted at No. 4 on the Billboard 200 in its first week.
