Sexy MF: Prince's Fashion Over the Years

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Prince’s 1980 Dirty Mind album cover shows that the artist wasn’t afraid to show his assets.
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Prince and his frilly shirt on the cover of 1984’s Purple Rain

Prince performs at the 36th NAACP Image Awards at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles on March 19, 2005.
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Prince performs during the Pepsi Halftime Show at Super Bowl XLI at Dolphin Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla., on Feb. 4, 2007.
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Prince at the 49th Annual Grammy Awards at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on Feb. 11, 2007
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Prince performs during the NCLR ALMA Awards at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in California on June 1, 2007.
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Prince performs at the Conga Room L.A. Live in Los Angeles on March 29, 2009.
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Prince accepts the Lifetime Achievement Award during the BET Awards at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles on June 27, 2010.
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Danish bassist Ida Nielsen performs with Prince at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, outside Paris, on June 30, 2011.
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Prince performing during the 2012 iHeartRadio Music Festival at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Sept. 22, 2012
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Prince performs during the 2013 Billboard Music Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on May 19, 2013.
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Prince at the American Music Awards at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on Nov. 22, 2015
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Prince performing during his concert at the Zenith venue in Paris on Aug. 25, 1986
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Prince performing during his concert at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris on June 16, 1990
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Prince performing at the 1991 MTV Video Music Awards
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Prince performing during the World Music Awards ceremony in Monaco on May 4, 1994
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Prince performs following George Harrison’s induction at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 19th Annual Induction Dinner at the Waldorf Astoria hotel in New York City on March 15, 2004.
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Prince arrives at the 7th Annual Tiger Woods Tiger Jam in Las Vegas on May 29, 2004.
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Prince presents an award during the 31st Annual People’s Choice Awards at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in California on Jan. 9, 2005.
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Prince arrives at the 77th Annual Academy Awards at the Kodak Theater in Hollywood, Calif., on Feb. 27, 2005.
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