Janet Jackson Brings Classic Cool-Girl Vibes to 2025 AMAs with Her Cropped Jacket and Baggy Jeans Look

Janet Jackson showed retired astatine nan 2025 American Music Awards successful nan eventual cool-girl look.

The popular icon, 59, received nan ICON Award aft Dick Clark Productions named nan five-time Grammy victor "one of nan astir influential entertainers of nan modern era." 

Jackson continues to beryllium that she is simply a style icon, and nan May 26 arena is nary different. For her capacity astatine nan awards show, nan prima wore a cropped achromatic Vetements overgarment pinch a achromatic vessel apical underneath, arsenic good arsenic baggy bluish jeans.

She completed nan look pinch achromatic sneakers and a achromatic headband that kept her curly hairsbreadth distant from her face.

Jackson kicked disconnected her group pinch her 2001 classical "Someone to Call My Lover" earlier transitioning into a funky rendition of her 2001 deed "All for You," which included a creation break remix pinch a striking guitar solo.

After her performance, Jackson swapped nan cropped overgarment for a larger, puffy achromatic overgarment that she wore off-the-shoulder to judge her ICON Award, presented by Tasha Smith.

"I emotion you truthful much," nan vocalist began her acceptance speech. "I americium truthful so honored. I americium truthful grateful. I mean, nary disrespect successful immoderate way, but I don't see myself an icon."

She continued: "My family, myself, our dream wasn't ever to beryllium famous. We weren't raised for illustration that. We ever had a typical emotion for music, dancing, singing and fame came pinch nan consequence of difficult activity and dedication. My story, my family's communicative is genuinely an American story. This would person only happened successful America."

Jackson past said she hoped that she's "been an inspiration" to different artists to "follow their dreams and succeed."

Jackson joins erstwhile ICON Award winners, including Rihanna and Lionel Richie. The grant goes to an creator "whose euphony has had undeniable taste and world power complete nan euphony industry."

In February, Jackson attended Britain's biggest nighttime successful euphony connected nan eve of nan BRIT Awards successful London. She attended an evening of euphony and style for British GQ and Christian Louboutin's 2nd yearly pre-Brits dinner.  

Jackson wore a achromatic suit pinch a achromatic button-down paired pinch a achromatic pouch square. The overgarment sleeves were shortened on pinch her trousers, leaving a well-deserved infinitesimal for Jackson’s connection combat boots.

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The look was tied together pinch Jackson’s hairsbreadth pulled into a topknot pinch a earthy constitution look.  

Jackson and Christian Louboutin spell measurement back. “We met a long, long, long, agelong clip ago,”  he told GQ successful an interview.

When it came to ordering shoes for her concerts, he said, “She wanted each colour footwear possible, and moreover intolerable ones."

In 2004, Jackson attended nan 32nd Annual American Music Awards, wherever she styled a achromatic fedora pinch a button-down garment paired pinch a heavy achromatic belt. Jackson wore a agelong achromatic skirt pinch draping details, giving a infinitesimal for her legs. She vanished disconnected nan look pinch a very Y2K connection piece, layered metallic chunky necklaces and closed-toe pumps. 

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As for Jackson’s glam, she wore a smokey oculus constitution look pinch bronzed cheekbones. She added a spot of sass to nan look pinch her fedora tipped disconnected to 1 broadside complete her agelong consecutive hair. 

The "Rhythm Nation” vocalist attended her 2nd AMAs successful 1985 pinch her sister La Toya Jackson and “She Believes successful Me” vocalist Kenny Rogers astatine nan Shrine Auditorium successful Los Angeles.

Jackson wore a achromatic drop-waist dress pinch layered ruffles. The off-the-shoulder 4th sleeve gown was paired pinch rhinestone earrings and matching achromatic heels including a saccharine front detail. 

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The “All For You” vocalist attended her first ever AMAs ceremonial successful 1983 successful a beautiful cherry reddish gown. The satin drop-waist dress included cascading ruffles and a sweetheart neckline. The R&B creator styled nan look pinch a elemental necklace and hoop earrings for her AMAs debut.

The American Music Awards produced by Dick Clark Productions airs connected Monday, May 26, unrecorded from Las Vegas astatine 8 p.m. ET connected CBS and Paramount+.