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Kelly Osbourne
- When your dad is nicknamed the "Prince of Darkness," this phase is only to be expected.
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Miley Cyrus
- She went into twerk mode when most people were going punk, so now Cyrus is indulging in a darker palette, giving her old Hannah Montana look a goth-makeover.
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Lorde
- With her dark purple lipstick, pale skin, and black boots, Lorde's goth phase was thriving back in 2014.
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Kanye West
- Kanye tried to piggyback on Lorde's seasoned goth style, but the two of them were instantly made into memes for looking like sulky teens.
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Angelina Jolie
- The actress channeled Morticia Addams at the 2000 Oscars, where she collected her award for 'Girl, Interrupted' and kissed her brother on the mouth. And this was before her era of wearing a vial of Billy Bob Thornton's blood.
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Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen
- Like all child stars trying to be taken seriously, these twins donned eye liner, bleached their hair, and stopped smiling so much.
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Winona Ryder
- One of the prominent teen goth figures, Ryder never really gave it up but instead grew out her spiky hair.
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Ashlee Simpson
- To set herself apart from her bubbly blonde older sister, the singer dyed her hair jet black, donned things like cut-off gloves and ties, and now probably looks back on this time with a nervous laugh.
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Avril Lavigne
- She inspired the punk in a lot of young girls who started donning wrist-fulls of bracelets, thick black eyeliner, ties, and spiky belts.
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Ivanka Trump
- The First Daughter controversially claimed in her 2017 memoir that she had a "punk phase" in the '90s, where she listened to Nirvana and wore "ripped corduroy jeans and flannel shirts," very stereotypical grunge activities of which there is hardly any proof. Will you take her word?
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Pete Wentz
- The Fallout Boy band member was hardly seen without his asymmetric black hair and thick eyeliner.
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Taylor Momsen
- Little Cindy Lou Who bleached her hair, layered the eyeliner on thick, wrote songs like ‘Make Me Wanna Die,’ and never looked back.
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Drew Barrymore
- Like all good rebellious teenage girls, Barrymore chopped and bleached her hair, darkened her closet, and layered on crimson lipstick.
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Skrillex
- Pop culture knows him as an EDM powerhouse, but he started out as the even more alt screamo star Sonny Moore, the front man of From First to Last.
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Kristen Stewart
- Marking her apart from 'Twilight' a year after the release of the first film, Stewart sported jet black hair (styled as messily as possible), thick eyeliner, and outfits like this metal skirt designed by Rock and Republic.
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Hilary Duff
- Many fans thought they were witnessing her punk phase with these blue highlights, black nail polish, jumble of bracelets, and black wardrobe...
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Hilary Duff
- But she amped it up two years later and fully committed to a darker look, completely the opposite of her Disney persona.
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Jared Leto
- We've seen the star change his look various times for acting roles, but no transformation has been as enjoyable as watching him transition out of his alt phase with his band 30 Seconds to Mars.
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Paris Jackson
- The eyeliner and the shirt speak volumes.
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Demi Lovato
- When she wasn't on-duty with Disney's 'Camp Rock,' Lovato spent the most part of 2010 in leather jackets, spiky accessories, ripped tights, and combat boots.
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Benji and Joel Madden
- They might now be living like the rest of the rich and famous, but before marrying the likes of Cameron Diaz and Nicole Richie, Benji and Joel Madden relied heavily on eyeliner and black hair dye with their band, Good Charlotte.
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Christina Applegate
- Black low-lights and a choker pull this sweet take on goth together.
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Willow Smith
- Sporting a MSFTS shirt, combat boots, and extra-ripped tights, this young Smith got her punk phase out of the way early.
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Zoë Kravitz
- It's hard to have an alt phase when your parents are Lenny Kravitz and Lisa Bonet, but she put in a good, moody effort.
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Agyness Deyn
- The androgynous model has changed her look a lot over her lifetime, but the gothic bowl-cut stage was by far a stand-out.
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Kelly Osbourne
- When your dad is nicknamed the "Prince of Darkness," this phase is only to be expected.
© Getty Images
1 / 26 Fotos
Miley Cyrus
- She went into twerk mode when most people were going punk, so now Cyrus is indulging in a darker palette, giving her old Hannah Montana look a goth-makeover.
© Getty Images
2 / 26 Fotos
Lorde
- With her dark purple lipstick, pale skin, and black boots, Lorde's goth phase was thriving back in 2014.
© Getty Images
3 / 26 Fotos
Kanye West
- Kanye tried to piggyback on Lorde's seasoned goth style, but the two of them were instantly made into memes for looking like sulky teens.
© Getty Images
4 / 26 Fotos
Angelina Jolie
- The actress channeled Morticia Addams at the 2000 Oscars, where she collected her award for 'Girl, Interrupted' and kissed her brother on the mouth. And this was before her era of wearing a vial of Billy Bob Thornton's blood.
© Getty Images
5 / 26 Fotos
Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen
- Like all child stars trying to be taken seriously, these twins donned eye liner, bleached their hair, and stopped smiling so much.
© Getty Images
6 / 26 Fotos
Winona Ryder
- One of the prominent teen goth figures, Ryder never really gave it up but instead grew out her spiky hair.
© Getty Images
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Ashlee Simpson
- To set herself apart from her bubbly blonde older sister, the singer dyed her hair jet black, donned things like cut-off gloves and ties, and now probably looks back on this time with a nervous laugh.
© Getty Images
8 / 26 Fotos
Avril Lavigne
- She inspired the punk in a lot of young girls who started donning wrist-fulls of bracelets, thick black eyeliner, ties, and spiky belts.
© Getty Images
9 / 26 Fotos
Ivanka Trump
- The First Daughter controversially claimed in her 2017 memoir that she had a "punk phase" in the '90s, where she listened to Nirvana and wore "ripped corduroy jeans and flannel shirts," very stereotypical grunge activities of which there is hardly any proof. Will you take her word?
© Getty Images
10 / 26 Fotos
Pete Wentz
- The Fallout Boy band member was hardly seen without his asymmetric black hair and thick eyeliner.
© Getty Images
11 / 26 Fotos
Taylor Momsen
- Little Cindy Lou Who bleached her hair, layered the eyeliner on thick, wrote songs like ‘Make Me Wanna Die,’ and never looked back.
© Getty Images
12 / 26 Fotos
Drew Barrymore
- Like all good rebellious teenage girls, Barrymore chopped and bleached her hair, darkened her closet, and layered on crimson lipstick.
© Getty Images
13 / 26 Fotos
Skrillex
- Pop culture knows him as an EDM powerhouse, but he started out as the even more alt screamo star Sonny Moore, the front man of From First to Last.
© Getty Images
14 / 26 Fotos
Kristen Stewart
- Marking her apart from 'Twilight' a year after the release of the first film, Stewart sported jet black hair (styled as messily as possible), thick eyeliner, and outfits like this metal skirt designed by Rock and Republic.
© Getty Images
15 / 26 Fotos
Hilary Duff
- Many fans thought they were witnessing her punk phase with these blue highlights, black nail polish, jumble of bracelets, and black wardrobe...
© Getty Images
16 / 26 Fotos
Hilary Duff
- But she amped it up two years later and fully committed to a darker look, completely the opposite of her Disney persona.
© Getty Images
17 / 26 Fotos
Jared Leto
- We've seen the star change his look various times for acting roles, but no transformation has been as enjoyable as watching him transition out of his alt phase with his band 30 Seconds to Mars.
© Getty Images
18 / 26 Fotos
Paris Jackson
- The eyeliner and the shirt speak volumes.
© Getty Images
19 / 26 Fotos
Demi Lovato
- When she wasn't on-duty with Disney's 'Camp Rock,' Lovato spent the most part of 2010 in leather jackets, spiky accessories, ripped tights, and combat boots.
© Getty Images
20 / 26 Fotos
Benji and Joel Madden
- They might now be living like the rest of the rich and famous, but before marrying the likes of Cameron Diaz and Nicole Richie, Benji and Joel Madden relied heavily on eyeliner and black hair dye with their band, Good Charlotte.
© Getty Images
21 / 26 Fotos
Christina Applegate
- Black low-lights and a choker pull this sweet take on goth together.
© Getty Images
22 / 26 Fotos
Willow Smith
- Sporting a MSFTS shirt, combat boots, and extra-ripped tights, this young Smith got her punk phase out of the way early.
© Getty Images
23 / 26 Fotos
Zoë Kravitz
- It's hard to have an alt phase when your parents are Lenny Kravitz and Lisa Bonet, but she put in a good, moody effort.
© Getty Images
24 / 26 Fotos
Agyness Deyn
- The androgynous model has changed her look a lot over her lifetime, but the gothic bowl-cut stage was by far a stand-out.
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Celebrities who’ve had an "alt" phase
From goth to punk to scene, and everything in-between
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While you might think it's impossible to be anti-establishment and a celebrity at the same time, you'd be surprised to see how many have tried! Numerous A-listers have grown up in the spotlight, and their experimental and rebellious phases, the ones we love to forget from our own pasts, have been well-documented.
Whether they went punk or goth or scene, click through to see these "alt" phases of your favorite celebrities.
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