Kesha Revives Her Iconic Trash Bag Dress After 14 Years — and Swaps Her Shoes on the Red Carpet

Mar. 15, 2025

Kesha at GLAMOUR Germany’s 2024 Women Of The Year Awards.Photo:Gerald Matzka/Getty; KGC-324-RC/STAR MAX/IPx/AP

Gerald Matzka/Getty; KGC-324-RC/STAR MAX/IPx/AP

Kesha’s latest red carpet look is trashy in the best way possible.

Kesha hit the red carpet at the Fotografiska Berlin event — where she was dubbed the 2024 Music Icon — in a black two-piece set that appeared to be made of garbage bags, evoking her iconic award show look from over a decade ago.

Rather than a trash bag-inspired mini dress, Kesha’s updated look included a strapless, backless top with a scalloped hem, plus a matching maxi skirt with ultra-high slits and a long train.

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At first, she paired the head-turning set with pointy black heels — one of which had a phone mounted on a miniature tripod attachment — and later swapped them for a slightly edgier pair.

The “Die Young” singer stopped posing midway through the carpet to, with the help of two people, change into a pair of strappy sandal heels, also black, that featured large spike details.

Unlike her 2010 trash-inspired look — which featured her hair in a very high and long pouf ponytail-braid hybrid style — she sported a simple hairstyle, her shoulder-length, blonde tresses falling in a sleek middle part.

Speaking about the unconventional and full-circle ‘fit at theGLAMOURGermanyevent — where she was celebrated alongside fellow 2024 honoreesAshley Park,Valentina Sampaioand journalistDüzen Tekkal— Kesha said that it was the product of examining her career to determine how she “became so iconic” over the years.

“I am iconic. This is iconic. And I’ve looked at how I became so iconic and it’s been through making art out of trash,” she said, per the magazine. “So I am the iconic trash.”

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Kesha’s big night in Berlin comes on the heels — pun intended — of a string of several big releases for the star this year.

Kesha at GLAMOUR Germany’s 2024 Women of the Year Awards in Berlin on Nov. 12, 2024.Andreas Rentz/Getty

Andreas Rentz/Getty

Last month, the singerjoined Charli xcx on stage at Los Angeles’ Kia Forumfor the live debut performance of the duo’s remix of “Spring Breakers,” days after the release of the “Apple” singer’s remix album,Brat and it’s completely different but also still brat.

The Oct. 15 concert cameo also included a performance of Kesha’s 2009 hit track “Tik Tok,” featuring Charli’s Sweat Tour co-headliner, Troye Sivan.

Kesha’s 2010 trash bag dress is currently on display at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio. It’s part of the“Revolutionary Women in Music: Left of Center.”

source: people.com