Doja Cat And Her Fashion Evolution

If you want to know about Doja Cat and her fashion evolution, say so! Doja Cat is an award-winning American rapper and singer who has released iconic songs since the rise of her fame in 2019. She built her musical portfolio by producing and writing her own compositions. By releasing her work on Soundcloud, featuring in camo appearances in videos, and becoming a viral sensation on TikTok, Doja Cat is not afraid to get her name out there. Along the way, she wasn’t afraid to shock audiences with her bold aesthetic and statement outfits in her original music videos. 

Check out her famous statement pieces below! 

Doja Cat And Her Fashion Evolution Part 1: Mooo! (2018)

Firstly, to start off Doja Cat’s fashion evolution, the title is exactly what you are reading. “Mooo!” is the meme single that kicked off Doja Cat’s popularity on the Internet, especially during the debut era of TikTok in 2018. In this music video, Doja Cat is wearing a black-and-white cow print two piece outfit while dancing behind an animated GIF of a burger in the background. She tied parts of her hair to resemble cow ears while in some scenes, eating a burger (Ouch!).

In another scene in the music video, Doja Cat is wearing a farmer-inspired two piece outfit while drinking from a pink sippy cup. This outfit has a light blue denim top with a blush pink tulle ruffle at the bottom hem. Her bottom piece resembles the same denim and tulle. However, there is a red-checkered lining in her shorts to give that rural touch to the song.

 “I had this top from the costume on and didn’t know what to sing about, but the shirt was so ridiculous that I was like, “Maybe that would be cool if I just made a song about cows,” Doja Cat said to the Fader Magazine. Check out her iconic music video here!

Doja Cat And Her Fashion Evolution Part 2: Say So (2019)

Let’s travel back to the early 70’s for these looks! Doja Cat’s “Say So” is the leading single off of her sophomore album, “Hot Pink” in 2019. Now, on to the looks!

In the first sequence, Doja Cat is wearing a rainbow-colored plunge neckline dress, a popular neckline from the likes of Marilyn Monroe and Elizabeth Taylor. Her makeup is light to give an airy, light-hearted appeal to the songstress. Throughout the music video, Doja Cat is wearing a baby blue sequin turtleneck bodycon gown with a Jane Fonda-inspired flipped bob. The flipped bob is an iconic style starting back from the 1960’s with Jackie O’Kennedy revealing it as her signature hairstyle.

During the last sequence of Doja Cat’s video, she is wearing a butterfly, fringe ensemble. Her two-piece outfit has two large butterflies with fringe hanging off the garment as the main features. Then, she is wearing a long platinum blond wig with her heels resembling her outfit. The inspirations of her Say So outfits came from the disco era of the 70’s.

“I didn’t know people like disco so much. Let’s take it back to the 70’s,” Doja Cat said in a MTV Fresh Out Live interview in 2020. Check out more of her Say So looks in the video here!

Part 3: Need to Know (2021)

“Need to Know” is one of the leading singles off of Doja Cat’s junior album, Planet Her, in 2021. Planet Her is a visual concept album that follows Doja Cat’s adventures on her fictional home planet, “Planet Her”. For this song, Doja Cat is her alien persona trying to seduce another. In this music video, Doja Cat’s skin is painted in a mint teal hue with plum and red color accents in her hairstyles, nails, and makeup. Since the video is set in an galactic world., the fashion theme for this video is cyberpunk.

Cyberpunk is a mix of punk elements such as dark colors, bold designs. Cyberculture is a subcategory of fashion that uses experimental ideas that envision the industry in a high-tech world. Doja Cat’s iconic look in this video is her two piece outfit, red strapped top and a white bikini bottom with a silver chain around her waist. She wears silver arm cuffs and tall large red cherry pumps to complete her style. Because of Doja Cat’s mission to seduce her love interest, red is a prominent color in this video. Check out more of her outfits in the music video here!

Part 4: Demons (2023)

In 2022, Doja Cat went viral after shaving her entire head on her Instagram Live. “I’d be working out, but I couldn’t focus because I was more concerned with how I looked and how my hair was doing,” the singer said on her livestream. Her shaved head segway her into a brand new era: the Demons era. In 2023, Doja Cat released her fourth studio album, “Scarlet.” “Demons” is one of the leading single off of the album, which sparked a lot of controversy with her usage of satanic imagery. In addition, in her “Demons” music video, she did not shy away to use the imagery for her artistry and fashion.

Firstly, Doja Cat is wearing a black demon suit with a pointed tail, similarly to Hot Stuff the Little Devil from the Harvey Comics. Also, for this outfit, she is wearing two chunky silver chains around her neck. In the middle of the song, Doja Cat switches her out to a “Cash Cow” fit. She is wearing a crop top spelling out “Cash Cow” in capital letters. She is wearing wool-like leg warmers and wearing a black floppy bow on top of her head. The songstress is resembling the after effects of her claim to fame, “Mooo!” single. Afterwards, the video resumes to her demon suit look with bright red eyes.

A lot of people discredit me, so it’s nice to just put another one in the f—ing bucket for a great rap song,” Doja Cat said to Variety Magazine. Look at her music video here!

Doja Cat is still on the rise with more music and fashion statements to come. If anything, Doja is ready to show off anything she has in store.

Featured Image from Doja Cat’s Instagram