The rumours are that Elton is bringing out a special guest. Who is it? Britney? Kylie? Miss Piggy? (All have collaborated with Elton before.) Surely he has someone positively A-list waiting in the wings? Elton John performs at the Lands End Stage during day 3 of the 2015 Outside Lands Music And Arts Festival at Golden Gate Park on Aug. 9, 2015 in San Francisco. PA File Photo of Elton John leaving his London home in fancy dress on the way to his belated 50th birthday party in 1997. Neil Munns/PA Photos. Elton John’s bold fashion choices have always been as memorable as his remarkable career trajectory.

The Disney classic featured a number of his greatest hits including 'Saturday Night’s Alright (For Fighting),''Tiny Dancer' and 'Don’t Go Breaking My Heart'.Sir Elton John poses for a portrait during the Revlon concert for the Rainforest Fund at Carnegie Hall on April 3, 2012 in New York City. Elton's glasses game really moved up a gear in 1974 when the English singer released his Greatest Hits album. In the early Eighties Sir Elton performed in various military-inspired looks amped up beyond belief, with huge epaulettes, plenty of badges and a hat balancing on his head. Elton John’s iconic looks were not only seen onstage, but on red carpets and in everyday life too. Elton has always dressed to the nines, and now in his 70s, he continues to take risks with his style. In 2018, he told V Magazine: “Bob has said that his approach to dressing me for stage was to “treat me like a male showgirl” – and that’s exactly what we did! Together, we had so many ideas. He couldn’t make the clothes fast enough. Bob made some fabulous outfits for me—feathers, sequins, glitter—totally outrageous one-offs. I look at them now and they make me howl with laughter. We had so much fun!”

Portrait of Elton John playing piano while wearing sunglasses and a shirt covered in stars on Nov. 7, 1970. Three weeks later, his first Billboard Hot 100 top 40 hit “Your Song” debuted on the chart. Elton John, wearing a vest top and satin shorts, at home in Beverly Hills, 1975, with part of his wardrobe, notably a large collection of platform shoes. Perched on his shoulder is a soft toy in his own likeness. He told V Magazine: “I’m proud of the part I played in moving eyewear from function to fashion. My eyes needed the functionality, but ‘blowing up’ what could be done with frames and lenses gave me an exciting new way of expressing myself.”A performance in Atlanta, Georgia in 2015 saw Elton don a pair of neon red glasses for the first day of the Music Midtown event.

Elton finished off his outfit for the 1989 Victoires de la Musique event in France with a zebra-printed fez and some neon pink cats eye sunglasses. A cinema-going Elton John would naturally need his own pair of bespoke 3D glasses. Read: Elton shares heartbreaking story of Freddie Mercury's battle with AIDSA piece of clothing that embodies the style of Elton John: a sequin, velvet Gucci blazer. This look manages to capture his love for sparkles and, of course, Gucci, at the 2019 Vanity Fair Oscar party. Elton John performs at an open-air concert in May 1974 in Watford, England. The previous month, “Bennie and the Jets” became John’s second No. 1 hit on the Hot 100. Elton’s signature sunglasses, just like his extravagant costumes, bolstered his on-stage persona and allowed him to be a fearless performer. The 72-year-old award-winning singer-songwriter’s eccentric and flamboyant style garnered as much attention as his chart-topping hits like “Bennie and the Jets” and “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart.” Elton John, sporting one of his more unusual hairdos, performing at the Universal Amphitheatre on Oct. 7, 1986.

The star was rarely seen without a pair of supersized statement glasses, often coloured and sequinned. October 1974 saw Elton John take to the stage wearing enormous specs embellished with an abundance of curly feathers. Elton John in a flamboyant stage outfit of white suit with feather trim and rhinestone encrusted glasses, circa 1973.Another strong outfit in 1974, Elton gave his own take on cowboy chic with some dungarees and a mink fur coat - as you do. Elton John pictured wearing a typically flamboyant costume on Dec. 3, 1984. The previous August, “Sad Songs (Say So Much)” became his 14th top five hit on the Hot 100. Starting with his Billboard Hot 100 top 40 debut with “Your Song” in 1970, Elton John has not only made an enduring impact on the music industry, but on the fashion world as well. A major contribution to John’s popularity was due to his daring and outside-the-box style. From feathers to sequins and his iconic colorful glasses, John’s clothes captured the attention of the entire world. Sir Elton has released a hit single in every decade since the 1970s and has cemented his status as a bona fide style icon along the way. At least Christine from Greenwich knows who I am. “Elton!” she screams. Christine, who is 70, is on her honeymoon. “I’ve just got married for the first time,” she says. “My husband said: ‘Do you want to go to the Maldives or Mauritius?’ and I said: ‘Glastonbury!’” Good choice!