Cher, 78, turns back time as she wows in cut-out leotard and permed wig at the amFar Gala - more than 30 years after debuting the look By Jordan Beck For Mailonline Published: 11:35, 24 May 2024 | Updated: 11:40, 24 May 2024 e-mail 5 View comments Cher revived a 1980s look at the amFar Gala in Cannes on Sunday as she posed in a bodycon leotard and stockings. The pop icon, 79, first created the skimpy look in 1989 when she released her signature track If I Could Turn Back Time. She wore a similarly daring outfit at the annual event held by the the Foundation for AIDS Research in France .
The Believe singer proudly displayed her legs in the bedazzled number and wore a permed wig in a nod to the look of her heyday. Cher even brought out the slick leather jacket that had completed the look all those years ago as she stormed the stage doing her signature number at the event. Cher, 78, turned back time as she wowed in a cut-out leotard and permed wig at the amFar Gala in Cannes on Thursday - more than 30 years after debuting the look In 1989, the singer had just left Sonny & Cher when she was looking to carve out a career in her own right.
Years later, she revealed that the inspiration from her costume actually came from a conversation with her grandmother, who said she wanted some ' really nice leotards ' for her birthday. Meanwhile, just before her performance on Thursday, Cher was introduced by Ghost actress Demi Moore , who scolded an audience member during her brief presenting.
