Choosing the best Ariana Grande outfits isn’t an easy task—the newly engaged singer has given us gowns with volume for days, taken boots to new heights, and confirmed that, yes, it’s perfectly acceptable to wear your oversized hoodie as a dress for a stroll outside. In other words, versatility becomes her.
From collaborating on one of the hottest singles of the year to releasing her highly anticipated studio album “Positions, Grande kept it booked and busy this 2020. And now she has a whole wedding to prepare as the world watches. To celebrate a year of Grande galore, we’ve rounded up the best Ariana Grande outfits ever. There’s the Met Gala dress that looked as if it was sent from above, plenty of sexy two-pieces and, of course, that yellow hoodie.
2018 Met Gala
Grande clearly took notes for the 2018 Met Gala’s Heavenly Bodies theme and arrived in a custom Vera Wang gown featuring an allover print of the Sistine Chapel. Final score: a look that is truly heaven on earth.
2020 Grammys
Wearing a custom-made Giambattista Valli tulle gown and matching gloves, Grande’s red-carpet look for the 2020 Grammys looks straight out of a fairy tale.
2018 Billboard Music Awards
While performing “No Tears Left to Cry,” the singer looked both chic and sexy in her Empire-waist LBD with matching thigh-high boots and blinged-out choker.
2018 in New York City
If Grande didn’t invent the oversized hoodie and knee-high boot combo, she’s definitely its biggest celebrity ambassador. The outfit alone is a cute everyday look, but it’s the lollipop in sleeve-covered hand while suggestively gazing at ex Pete Davidson that make this image one for the books.
2019 Sweetener World Tour
The singer’s trademark look of cute and sexy is on full display with this candy-colored crop top and miniskirt ensemble.
2014 iHeartRadio Ultimate Pool Party
Go-Go Grande at her finest. It’s the hypnotizing retro design of her matching earrings and two-piece set for us.
2018 in Los Angeles
As much as we love a glam Grande, we can’t get enough of her casual looks as well. The bright red lining of the icy gray puffer jacket elevate this from simply snug to chic and cozy.
2018 Billboard Women in Music Awards
Grande giving us the Breakfast at Tiffany’s–Pretty in Pink crossover of our dreams.
2018 MTV Video Music Awards
Yes, this is Grande sans ponytail and unsurprisingly she looks just as fierce thanks to the glossy, sleek blowout and metallic minidress.
2018 in New York City
Grande dancing in the rain with space buns and a gray sweatsuit is a forever mood.
2020 Grammy Awards
For her performance of “7 Rings,” Grande switched into something a little more naughty than nice and had us racing to purchase our own fur-trimmed nighties.
2020 MTV Music Video Awards
Joining Lady Gaga for “Rain on Me,” masked up Grande’s purple halter top dress is giving us major galactic vibes.
2018 in New York City
Cozy and sexy, this look by the singer could easily be worn running errands during the day and grabbing a cocktail on a night out (when it’s safe to do so).
2014 American Music Awards
The takeaway should be clear by now, few do a matching metallic set like the singer. Let this gold number from the 2014 AMAs giving us mythical Greek-goddess vibes remind you.
2016 at the BBC Radio 1 Studios in London
Posh Grande on the scene. The singer paired black skinnies with a tailored ankle-grazing white trench to look like the boss lady we’ve come to recognize her as.
2015 in Tokyo
Honestly, Grande could give a master class on how to turn loungewear into a “I woke up like this” red-carpet moment. Here the singer pairs a fuzzy jumpsuit with black pumps, leaving just a pop of black from the tank underneath.
2016 in Los Angeles
Sure, Grande can do a matching two-piece set or sweater-boot combo like no other, but she can also pull off a denim dungaree, making it look both functional and sexy.
2014 Billboard Music Awards
Grande was having a full-on mod moment in 2014 and we love it. The black-and-white minidress is a blast from the past while still looking incredibly modern.
2013 MTV Music Video Awards
This bright floral skater dress the singer wore back in 2013 still looks just as fresh and current today.
2013 in London
Upper East Siders, there’s a new girl in the city. This preppy look from the singer is giving us total Gossip Girl vibes, but a more wearable version.
2014 in London
On this day Grande introduced the world to the LWC (the little white coat) in this luxe rendition of business casual (after six).
2016 Billboard Music Awards
The very high slit of this gown by Atelier Versace is both daring and makes for a futuristic spin on the cocktail dress.
2014 MTV Europe Music Awards
Over the years Grande has embraced playing with different cuts and shapes that always hug her body in the right places. This black gown with geometric cutouts and mesh inserts she wore at the 2014 MTV EMA is no exception.
2015 in London
This transparent raincoat with white piping paired to match a head-to-toe white outfit is a moment.
2012 Premiere of The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2
Before the metallic miniskirts and oversized sweats, Grande showed us that a floral dress can look refined without looking stuffy.