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Lainey Wilson’s Transformation: From Bell Bottom Princess to Country Music Queen

Fashion & Beauty

Updated on: Nov 9, 2023 12:06 pm·

By Beth Shilliday and Elise Nelson

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Lainey Wilson is one of country music‘s most talented singer-songwriters, and her unique style has always helped her stand out when it comes to performances and red carpet appearances. Her trademark look is bell bottom pants and the artist even named her 2022 album Bell Bottom Country.

“I was really trying to figure out what could I do to stand apart from the rest of the females in Nashville, because it’s very important to do that. And what is something that is really true to me? For me, it was the whole bell bottom throwback look. And I’m glad we did,” Lainey told Variety in January 2023.

Sure enough, there are almost no photos of Lainey where she’s not wearing bell bottoms, even though she’s changed up her look over the years. She also lost 70 pounds, completely transforming her body.

Scroll down to see Lainey’s transformation over the years.

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2016

Lainey was the lead singer of the group Loretta Jett when they performed a show with Christian metal band Stryper in Louisville, Kentucky, while rocking a leather jacket and black jeans.

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56th Annual ASCAP Country Music Awards - Arrivals

2018

The Louisiana native dropped her self-titled EP that year and attended the 56th Annual ASCAP Country Music Awards in November.

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2019

Lainey toned down her hippie-inspired onstage outfits for a trip down the red carpet at the Vault Media Group And Ovation magazine 2019 NFL Draft Kickoff Party

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2020

The singer-songwriter performed a live stream concert from Nashville club The Basement in September amid COVID-19 lockdowns, rocking a brown vest.

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2021

The future Yellowstone star wore a funky mismatched outfit featuring a black belted jacket with colorful sequin patterns and tiger print pants on the red carpet of the 55th annual Country Music Association awards in Nashville.

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2022

Lainey got animated onstage for day one of CMA Fest in June, wearing her signature bell-bottom pants.

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2023

The “Heart Like a Truck” singer showed off her 70-lb. weight loss ahead of ‘A New York Evening With Lainey Wilson’ at New York’s National Sawdust in August, where she performed and did a Q&A session.

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November 2023

Lainey turned heads with her stunning outfit at the CMA Awards 2023: a black strapless jumpsuit with, of course, bell bottoms that featured dramatic ruffled detailing. She added a matching cowboy hat atop her head and silver jewlery. Her stylist, Cherie Kilchrist, revealed the inspiration for the look to Us Weekly.

“Lainey has a classic country voice, so I was inspired by the legendary ladies of country music from the past like Dolly [Parton] and Reba [McEntire],” Cherie said. “My vision for the red carpet was a chic, moody cowgirl. For performance I turned to brands like Wrangler to stay true to her cowgirl roots.”