Tim McGraw is unrecognizable without his cowboy hat: More stars without signature looks

Edward Segarra, USA TODAY
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Image is everything in Tinseltown, but these stars are making us do a double take.

Singer and country icon Tim McGraw, known for his classic cowboy hat, left the headgear at home when he attended the "Beatles '64" premiere with wife Faith Hill in New York City over the weekend.

For celebrities in the public eye, any style staple — from a favorite shade of lipstick to a go-to pair of sunglasses — can help define an instantly recognizable aesthetic that endears them to their fans.

However, what happens when these celebs throw a fashion curveball and ditch their signature looks for new glam?

Check out other stars who've shocked with their style 180s.

Taylor Swift

It's no secret Taylor Swift loves a red lip, even referencing the beauty look in her hit song "Blank Space" ("Cherry lips, crystal skies / I can show you incredible things"). However, Swift went for a nude lip when she attended the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival.

Taylor Swift attends "In Conversation With... Taylor Swift" during the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival at TIFF Bell Lightbox on Sept. 9, 2022, in Toronto.
Taylor Swift attends "In Conversation With... Taylor Swift" during the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival at TIFF Bell Lightbox on Sept. 9, 2022, in Toronto.

Kid Rock

Singer and rapper Kid Rock almost always sports a pair of black sunglasses when he rocks out onstage. This 2009 photograph, taken at Rock's home studio in Michigan, shows him without his signature eyewear.

Eric Church

Eric Church's stage uniform usually consists of a pair of dark sunglasses and a fitted cap. In this undated photo, the country music star is virtually unrecognizable without his go-to accessories.

In this undated photo, country singer Eric Church is virtually unrecognizable without his dark sunglasses and fitted cap.
In this undated photo, country singer Eric Church is virtually unrecognizable without his dark sunglasses and fitted cap.

Flavor Flav

Flavor Flav, right, and Chuck D, left, of Public Enemy perform onstage at the Firefly Music Festival at The Woodlands of Dover International Speedway on June 21, 2013, in Dover, Delaware.
Flavor Flav, right, and Chuck D, left, of Public Enemy perform onstage at the Firefly Music Festival at The Woodlands of Dover International Speedway on June 21, 2013, in Dover, Delaware.

Flavor Flav has become known for his flamboyant clock chain necklace, which features an enlarged clock pendant. The rapper and TV personality appeared sans chain during his performance at the Firefly Music Festival on June 21, 2013.

KISS

From left: Gene Simmons, Eric Singer, Paul Stanley and Tommy Thayer of KISS pose as they light the Empire State Building in celebration of the band's final show at The Empire State Building on Nov. 30, 2023, in New York City.
From left: Gene Simmons, Eric Singer, Paul Stanley and Tommy Thayer of KISS pose as they light the Empire State Building in celebration of the band's final show at The Empire State Building on Nov. 30, 2023, in New York City.

KISS' theatrical black-and-white makeup is synonymous with the band's brash glam rock. During a November 2023 appearance at the Empire State Building, members of the Grammy-nominated group appear completely transformed without their usual paint.

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Tim McGraw new look: Taylor Swift, more celebs without signature looks

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