Adele is an English singer and songwriter who ranks as one of the world’s best-selling music artists, with over 120 million record sales in her career so far. If her uniquely powerful voice and emotionally charged lyrics weren’t enough to captivate fans, the London-born artist comes across as charismatic and wholly relatable. Putting it all out into her music, Adele’s albums have narrated the heartbreak – and comeback feels – of a generation.
Now, with the recent release of her much-anticipated fourth studio album, 30, our girl is back – and the stylish singer is asking just one thing of her insatiable fan base and critics: go easy on me. So double up on that winged liner and get ready to feel all the (fashionable) feels, as we take you through the style evolution of the incomparable Adele.
![Adele drops her debut album and takes the music industry by storm in 2008 Adele wears a cocoon-style coat for a studio portrait from 2008](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
Adele drops her debut album and takes the music industry by storm in 2008
![Adele looks fresh-faced and sports a mod-inspired style at the BRIT Awards in 2008 Adele wears a tunic, stockings and overcoat to the Brit Awards in 2008](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
Adele looks fresh-faced and sports a mod-inspired style at the BRIT Awards in 2008
![Adele sticks to what she likes as she collects all the awards hardware in 2009 Adele wears a belted midi dress with a full skirt to an awards event in 2009](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
Adele sticks to what she likes as she collects all the awards hardware in 2009
![Adele dishes out a pop of colour at the Grammy Awards in 2009 Adele wears a bold green overcoat at the Grammy’s in 2009](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
Adele dishes out a pop of colour at the Grammy Awards in 2009
![Adele drops her second studio album and sets the music scene on fire in 2011 Adele wears a black dress and matching heels to an awards show in 2011](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
Adele drops her second studio album and sets the music scene on fire in 2011
![Adele looks anything but basic in black at the BRIT Awards in 2012 Adele wears a black gown with a mesh detail at the neckline and voluminous hair for the Brit Awards in 2012](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
Adele looks anything but basic in black at the BRIT Awards in 2012
![Adele sparkles from head to toe at the Grammys in 2012 Adele wears a sparkly black gown and sparkly silver pumps to the Grammy Awards in 2012](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
Adele sparkles from head to toe at the Grammys in 2012
![Adele sparkles under the spotlight in 2013 Adele wears a beaded midi dress to an awards show in 2013](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
Adele sparkles under the spotlight in 2013
![Adele tries something new at the Grammy Awards in 2013 Adele wears a red-and-pink floral dress to an awards event in 2013](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
Adele tries something new at the Grammy Awards in 2013
![Adele releases her fourth studio album – and hits us with a pop of colour (finally!) in 2015 Adele wears a red coat and waves to onlookers while spotted out and about in NYC in 2015](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
Adele releases her fourth studio album – and hits us with a pop of colour (finally!) in 2015
![Adele puts the “style” in street style while spotted in NYC in 2015 Adele wears a buttoned overcoat and hat while out and about in NYC in 2015](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
Adele puts the “style” in street style while spotted in NYC in 2015
![Adele skips the LBD and stuns in a bold red number at the BRIT Awards in 2016 Adele wears a flowy burgundy gown to an awards event in 2016](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
Adele skips the LBD and stuns in a bold red number at the BRIT Awards in 2016
![Adele sparkles as bright as her winning hardware in the Winner’s Room of the BRIT Awards in 2016 Adele wears a sequin multi-print midi dress at the Winner’s Room of the Brit Awards in 2016](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
Adele sparkles as bright as her winning hardware in the Winner’s Room of the BRIT Awards in 2016
![Adele looks anything but basic in black at the Grammy Awards in 2016 Adele wears a beaded black gown with cut-out details to the Grammy Awards in 2016](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
Adele looks anything but basic in black at the Grammy Awards in 2016
![Adele has us green with envy at the Grammys in 2017 Adele wears a green floor-length gown to the Grammy Awards in 2017](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
Adele has us green with envy at the Grammys in 2017
![Adele’s back – and she’s brought a new album along with her in 2021 Adele wears an off-the-shoulder gown while performing on stage in 2021](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
Adele’s back – and she’s brought a new album along with her in 2021
![Adele looks courtside-chic at an NBA Finals game in 2021 Adele wears a floral overcoat while attending an NBA Finals game in 2021](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
Adele looks courtside-chic at an NBA Finals game in 2021
![Adele hasn’t lost her touch on the red carpet at the BRIT Awards in 2022 Adele wears a black gown to the Brit Awards red carpet in 2022](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
Adele hasn’t lost her touch on the red carpet at the BRIT Awards in 2022
![Adele takes the stage and wows fans at the BRIT Awards in 2022 Adele wears a sparkly green gown while on stage at the Brit Awards in 2022](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)
Adele takes the stage and wows fans at the BRIT Awards in 2022
![Adele closes out the night in an LBD at the BRIT Awards 2022 Adele’s third dress change at the Brit Awards in 2022](https://www.slice.ca/wp-content/themes/slice/assets/default_images_placeholder.png)