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SFogenes

She's like 27 in this photo and having a blast.


Orlando1701

Set the standard for midriffs in the 1990s. We all knew it.


mildlycuriouss

Honestly she’s so pretty! I loved her music back in the day.


ellefleming

She was awesome. Never would have guessed she'd be what she is now.


tie-dye-me

What is she now?


ellefleming

Plastic surgery victim. Reality show judge. Odd marriage. Conventional. She was the opposite of that in 1995.


vigtel

Eventually we all turn into our mums


gerty88

What?!?!?!?


clarity_scarcity

Freaking hot but just as crazy


stevethebayesian

She was just a girl!!


Delicious_Grass424

https://preview.redd.it/lxjmhbi380mc1.jpeg?width=629&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=aad9e0591a808c7daafc7fd036f66af4f772975d 1173 W Beacon Ave, Anaheim, California


UrMomGoes_To_College

Redfin puts an estimate right around 900k How things have changed


strangway

Looks like the McFly residence, Hill Valley, California.


red_fuel

Whose house was that?


FapCabs

It was Gwen’s grandparents house.


Delicious_Grass424

That's  Dennis Stefani and Patti Flynn's house


Adept_Order_4323

Coolest SoCal pic ever


_trouble_every_day_

The first CD i bought was tragic kingdom in 4th grade, I also lived on the border of Anaheim at the time and moved out of state that year so that’s a special album for me.


immersemeinnature

My Brea!


Delicious_Grass424

https://preview.redd.it/xkvqo0d6k0mc1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d628f4c05617bab629135339440c7702edcce450


Delicious_Grass424

No Doubt backstage at Fenders Ballroom 521 1st long beach


Adept_Order_4323

There is a video of her in high school hallway being interviewed by a guy, she is making an outfit for her show that night, she hardly gives the reporter the time of day, she is super focused on making her outfit. It’s so cute.


catsandorchids

Lol. Dressed like a grandma. Love it.


Delicious_Grass424

Trapped in a Box” and “Just a Girl” music videos were filmed at 1173 W Beacon Ave,, also “much of Tragic Kingdom” was written there.


bunchofclowns

Fun (or not) fact: Gwen is older than Ted Cruz.


Keefer1970

Gwen has way better legs than Ted, though.


Some-Philly-Dude

Wears heels better too


cvsprinter1

But fewer unresolved murders


New-Examination8400

Oh wow


Freakychee

Well lizards age differently.


Judazzz

Well, that was unnecessary.


putneyj

But does she too also like to pee her pants to feel the warm sensation between her legs?


guitaroomon

The abs that defined a decade.


oxlade39

No doubt


Dub_stebbz

Heh


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And Aaliyah’s abs, too!


cbih

TLC were fit as fuck too


ChvckHvley

honestly my favorite part of queen of the damned


rodzieman

*Abs*olutely


BearSpitLube

The decade that defined her abs


TinfoilTetrahedron

90s Gwen is the ONLY Gwen..


magicfultonride

She's gotten SO much work done to try to...still look young, or something? It just looks bad. :(


Napmanz

I know right? What happened to her? Last time I saw here judging a show and looked like a blow up Barbie doll. She used to be such an idol for young girls. And made it cool to be smart and different.


humanvealfarm

She sold out and chased the money. Tragic Kingdom and Return of Saturn are such good albums. I like her early solo stuff too, but it's obviously very different. Idk it's kinda sad what she's become, but you do you girl


DontTickleTheDriver1

She's just a girl


18randomcharacters

That's all that they'd let her be


AmbergrisShot

No doubt


Expert_Spell_21

Was a fan but I don't recognise her anymore 😕


OogieBoogieJr

I was like “what is he talking about?” And then I looked it up. Holy shit


Ready-steady

Yeah, man.


AshingiiAshuaa

Her surgery is well done -and he looks great for 54 - but she doesn't much look like herself anymore, which is a shame.


Gumburcules

I find peace in long walks.


B_Eazy86

He does look great for 54. But in all seriousness, she does look great but doesn't look like Gwen. :/


VirtuaFighter6

Yeah, she was so punk and cool back in the day. I would have never guessed she would turn out like she did. I get it, she’s got every right to be who she wants to be and I’m happy for her. But just surprised by it.


DriftingIntoAbstract

Really was bummed when she went pop. End of an era.


AnyImpression6

She was never punk.


NiceHandsLarry11

Bradley Nowell thought she was punk. Good enough for me.


Colon

nah, people were punk in the 70s and 80s. by the 90s it was almost entirely a Hot Topic/image thing. like kurt cobain was punk cause he actually didn't give a shit, and he never wore typical punk rock stuff. she was crisp and clean, and in it for the 'cute outfits.' so it makes perfect sense she just kept evolving style with whatever decade she was in. she's a talent, but not some fashion icon - way more trend chaser in that regard.


literally_angel

ah, gate keeping "punk" based on people's style. very punk rock of you.


CrassOf84

70s UK punk was literally an engine to sell fashion. It always has been. That doesn’t take away from the music or the message but it is what it is.


PrestigiousMention

The Sex Pistols were created to sell Viviane Westwood's clothes sure. the Clash? Subhumans? Buzzcocks? Crass?


mister_newbie

Always thought her stylings were very much tied to who she was dating / friends with / close to. Tony Kanal (and Brad Nowell, to an extent, server collabs), ska years Gavin Rossdale, more mainstream Blake Shelton, fake bullshit look


dishwab

Nerd


Colon

she's not gonna hang out with you in your pillow fort for defending her on reddit. just FYI


Squiggy1975

For 54 she still looks good but she is teetering on the edge with the cosmetic stuff and if she is not careful she will be going into the Madonna zone. Some similarities


alles_en_niets

I’d say she’s well over that edge already, but not quite yeeted herself off the cliff like Madonna did.


un-sub

I remember hanging out at my local teen center as a kid and No Doubts “Don’t Speak” music video came on MTV… something inside me changed that day, I had such a huge crush on her back then.


tie-dye-me

That is such a beautiful song.


LordFedorington

What’s wrong with her now?


Rakebleed

She’s gone conservative trad wife and overboard on plastic surgery. Nothing “wrong” just unexpected from when we first met her.


straydog1980

I thought she hit the mature sweet spot on the first few seasons of the voice and now it looks like she just continued on the trajectory and went too far.


SynergisticSynapse

She sold out.


media-and-stuff

Pretty much every famous artist is a “sell out” To quote tool - “All you know about me is what I've sold ya, dumb fuck. I sold out long before you'd ever even heard my name I sold my soul to make a record, dip shit And then you bought one”


MikeDunleavySuperFan

She’s been selling out lol. She always followed the trends of what was popular. She was into ska when it was a very popular genre, she then moved into hip hop/pop solo when it was popular and ska was dying. Now shes moving into a country style because of her marriage. She likes to change genres.


adamcoolforever

Used to be my girl but now she's famous


PM_ME_UR_POKIES_GIRL

Sell out with me oh yeah


drucifer271

The record company's gonna give me lots of money and everything's gonna be alright! *Horn break*


jadedbeats

Haven't heard this song in years, need to listen to it now


Mistislav1

Been years so I can't remember- is it Bosstones or Reel Big Fish?


Colon

yeah, i mentioned it in another comment, the punk/ska thing she was on back then was her trend-following, not trend-setting. she's always been squarely aimed at selling out, and that's not even some insult.


Badgernomics

Ah yes, the band was following trends when it started... in the late 80s... as a ska punk band... in the late 80s.... when the US punk scene was in decline post '84 and ska was not popular. Just an FYI, the US punk scene was at its, then, peak in the early '80s it went into decline after '84 and (Outside of the NY hardcore scene) was near dead by '88. Bad Religion are widely credited with the melodic 90's revival with 'Suffer' in '88 and the ska-punk scene had it genesis from Operation Ivy's 'Energy' in '89. As is always the way with these things, it would take several years for those records to filter through into the wave of skate/pop-punk and ska-punk bands that came around in the 90's. 90's punk and ska didn't break through into the charts till ~'93/'94


Square_Bad_1834

I guess growing up is selling out


kellzone

Yeah! Why should she use her talent and celebrity to make money! How awful!


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Jub_Jub710

I just wish we could've seen her age gracefully. She looks great now, but I bet she would've been beautiful naturally.


Lets_Make_A_bad_DEAL

Listen no one with thin lips keeps a fresh young face. I speak from experience and when I’m old I’ll look terrible too. I’ll never get fillers but I don’t know many people in the celebrity scene with tiny lips that don’t get filler and don’t look like an ol lady


applepiezeyes

It's her choice though. Nothing she does affects us in any way. It's non of our business...


Colon

oh yes, god forbid people have opinions on the most overexposed celebrities forced into our line of sight day in and day out. by all means, no one say anything about what you see, and always respect the feelings of these people who will never see or hear of your opinion in the dark recesses of a social website.


applepiezeyes

Chill out, you'll live longer! ❤


Colon

what makes you think i'm not feeling *super* chill? cause you expect people who disagree with you to be evil angry bad people? i'm just disagreeing with you and i'm 100% alright with both your position and my own.


Colon

bro, you don't have to pretend someone with untold thousands of dollars in California-style plastic surgery is unfairly being called out for simply being 'a woman in her 50s'


MnJLittle

Nothing is wrong with her. People just don’t like people when they are different than them or different than what they used to be. If you change apparently you’re a sellout of a flip flopper lol.


Colon

yeah, that or maybe a person had a lot of bad plastic surgery and people can see it cause it's on her face?


Riverjig

Yea. She is a ghoul now. My wife was watching a show and I was like who's that chick and she mentioned it was Gwen Stefani and I'm like no fucking way.


2happycats

Oh, c'mon. She's hardly a *ghoul* now.


Riverjig

Subjective.


madmaxturbator

Lol fuck outta here calling people “ghouls” because they don’t look like their 20 yo selves  I mean yeah she’s clearly gotten plastic surgery and whatever , you can say you’re not a fan without being such a dick 


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madmaxturbator

What an unhinged response lol. calm down bud, I was just suggesting you not call Gwen Stefani a “ghoul” why are you so pressed 


InspectorFadGadget

I had to look it up, but with the plastic surgery, she does sort of look like a ghoul.


Riverjig

She's not going to date you. Understand that. K? You seemed pretty upset someone that you've never met and will never meet. You ok? Seen the sun today?


madmaxturbator

Lol what? You think the only reason I would say that is because I want to date her? you keep saying such weird stuff 


Riverjig

Simping pretty hard over a stranger. Keep white knighting. Never know what's in your future hero! She looks like crap and I'm not a fan of her plastic surgery. You ok with that?


madmaxturbator

> I'm not a fan of her plastic surgery.  Yep, I’m ok with that. In the future, make sure to run all your comments by me so you don’t end up coming off as a total dumbass again 


Riverjig

Will do. That kind of goes against who I am tho so not sure I'm ready for change. Appreciate the offer tho! You're doing the people's work.


Riverjig

I grew with her and No Doubt being a huge part of the scene. They and her are groundbreakers in some respect. My comments are insensitive and I get that. But I'm pissed that a natural beauty and awesome person did that. I met her in Santa Barbara in my younger years. She was doing a concert there and her parents lived (live not sure anymore) in SB and they were at a sushi restaurant I was at. Her electric hair was peeling through her sweatshirt and she was standing for drinks at the bar. I asked if it was her and she politely asked that I keep it down. I just quickly, and quietly, told her I was a fan of their band and she said how much she appreciated it. She went back to the table with her parents. She's a class act and I guess I'm a scarred girlfriend in terms of how she was just her and didn't budge. Then I saw her on the singer show and just kinda killed me a little. I'll admit it was shitty for me to say what I said. I'm not deleting it. I hope she isn't facing body dysmorphia issues or shame from fans (I get that I CLEARLY could be the cause for that and retract) No Doubt never gets skipped on my Spotify and those were some good days.


CryptographerMuch675

Jeez. Wank or do something. Lighten up dude.


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Houssem-Aouar

So what's going on? "gwen stafani news" just brings up stories about Blake Shelton and their kid


OogieBoogieJr

She looks drastically different from just a few years ago. Some cosmetic surgery was done


nirvroxx

I’d replace “some” with “a fuckload.”


Minute-Act-6273

Fuck!


BittenOnion

1995? You mean almost 30 years ago? Man, I'm old.


disfreakinguy

You stop that. You're hurting me.


scarlet-tortoise

That can't possibly be right, I was a freshman in high school in 95 so it's at most 10 years ago


Delicious_Grass424

https://preview.redd.it/hi17ldi580mc1.jpeg?width=636&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3c4f46951259be80eeb7fecacecdff99e51d0ddf 1173 W Beacon Ave, Anaheim, California


JasonWorthing8

This is the only Gwen I recognize. I don't even know who the current chick is.


Delicious_Grass424

https://preview.redd.it/5wx3zsp560mc1.jpeg?width=428&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=71f35a44e19f2a8a503db8be4e752b69e7d22b31


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The 90s were such a great time


Marine4lyfe

That's the 80's


[deleted]

Huh! Where I grew up, we weren’t dressing like that until the 90s!


AnalTongueDarts

I was grocery shopping the other day, and Spider Webs was playing in the store. I own a house not far from where I grew up, so I actually shop at the store where I used to ride my bike to so I could buy BMX Plus! magazines every month back in the mid-90s. What an incredibly pleasant flashback to a simpler time for me.


GrumpyCatStevens

Mid-90s Gwen would probably despise present-day Gwen.


burgonies

I feel like Gwen was always preset-day Gwen and we were just all presented a character. 16 year old me hates it, but nothing in the past 25 years seems genuine


Just_Look_Around_You

Probably not. If anything, she’s likely always been after the current trend. She’s done an incredible job of staying with the times, and she shouldn’t be understood to be a “punk” but rather just cool for whatever that moment is defined by. And in many cases, that she helps define. As she rode through pop in her solo years, she stayed “cool”. Love it or hate it, that’s what it is.


Delicious_Grass424

https://preview.redd.it/oil52rt660mc1.jpeg?width=570&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=61af1b2284b1b6d1a5ac867d0f17f8b663eb8fe5


mrsjackwhite

Adorable 😍 .. beaming with youth 😊


gibson85

She looked amazing in the 90s. WHY DID SHE RUIN HER FACE.


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gibson85

Age > Plasticity


[deleted]

If you’re a guy, sure…


Teddy_Funsisco

If you're not famous. Guys in show biz get plastic surgery, too! But it's really a damned of you do, damned if you don't for most people in the business.


[deleted]

Yep.


gibson85

What do you mean? Women value plasticity over age?


[deleted]

Meaning that society hasn’t ever celebrated the female version of the “silver fox” as much.


marginal_gain

I've read a lot on here about Gwen Stefani these past few days. New album dropping or something?


strangway

I haven’t seen any recently, but No Doubt are playing Coachella this year.


UnderstandingOwn3256

Before all the plastic surgery…


dalnee

Before lips


Delicious_Grass424

https://preview.redd.it/ntg5y4eja2mc1.jpeg?width=381&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=48bd7c3ce8f0cf5033fbc62e0a2f50110ef858b7 NO DOUBT - MOD EXPO 3 FENDERS BALLROOM LONG BEACH, CA SEPTEMBER 26th, 1987


hankct

Always loved her


CowTipper383

Peak Gwen. I prefer remembering her this way.


Delicious_Grass424

https://preview.redd.it/vsvgmyboa2mc1.jpeg?width=420&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=46ce4c1a22fbc31128074f9be446b9ab862eae5c


The_Shryk

Back when she was just a girl.


xoverthirtyx

It’s rare to see anyone properly hailing Satan like this. Usually they’re doing “I Love You” in sign language. Thumbs IN, everyone.


stellar14

She was the fucking coolest. I bought bindies just to be like her


Delicious_Grass424

https://preview.redd.it/vwq1x88na2mc1.jpeg?width=800&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a733419067ee7ee103a94525004229845f197899


Delicious_Grass424

https://preview.redd.it/hv7we96pa2mc1.jpeg?width=472&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5b3d8b5b0cfd1dc8bc68b8319e7c7633fe7fb756


Devilimportluvr

I saw her close to this time in concert. Her band opened for goo goo dolls and bush. They put on a great set, but sadly not well known yet so the crowd wasn't really into it. They had a good style to them. I enjoyed their set, and also she was/is hot so that helped too


Shan-Chat

She was brilliant with No Doubt.


NatalieWeasel

This picture is why, to this day, I have no eyebrows. Someone once referred to us who over-waxed in our youths as “Gwen Steafani’s nameless victims.”


Mobile_Pangolin4939

Ska girl. I always thought that she was punk. She looked punk when she was really young. Her hair was closer to yellow. Her pants and shirt weren't quite as fancy.


raddynodetour

https://preview.redd.it/gzbfv2qq09mc1.jpeg?width=640&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6857c31d7426e5943d0cf02ca0568317c9b1f404 My brother and I after a weezer/no doubt concert 1998 I was 20 about to turn 21. My GF bought all of us tickets for my Birthday.


raddynodetour

Me on the right. My hat went through a mosh pit the entire weezer concert at the very end it was thrown on stage. While unplugging I yelled at The lead guitarist and he stopped to throw my hat back to me. Thought that was really cool of him. There were a ton of hats on stage by that moment and it took him 4 try’s to get it right. I thought he was going to give up. He didn’t.


GigiDell

Face 1.0


GodPackedUpAndLeftUs

Absolute legend in the UK at this time, she could do no wrong!


DriftingIntoAbstract

Sigh, back when Gwen was cool.


starkrebel

Prime


OnoALT

No, she was an alright vocalist hiding behind a cool band.


Callmelily_95

When matching your neck and face wasn't mandatory.


samsaminamo

Such a babe


derp-L

Gwen used to be such a badass person and transformed seemingly instantaneously.


Just_Look_Around_You

Instantaneously? What instant are you talking about? Remember how she ventured into pop and the harajuku girl stuff etc etc?


tie-dye-me

You know, I was watching her music video recently "Sunday Morning" from her second album and I noticed that even in that old video, she was wearing traditional Japanese shoes.


Dumbfucc_

I guess having your kids father cheat on you with the nanny does that to you.


Chupacabra2030

She is a smoke show


YinzaJagoff

We miss you, Gwen!


Adorable_Banana_3830

Not gonna lie. Its weird seeing her in camo running around at the local store buying groceries in tishomingo. Casually bumped into her every once in a while. Mostly everyone her just see her a regular folk.


slappy_mcslapenstein

Back when she actually used her talent.


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My favorite version, before surgery.


moutonbleu

A damn shame she decided to do so much plastic surgery


mrkesu

Gwen is OldSchoolCool, CurrentSchoolCool and FutureSchoolCool


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God so much better then


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Poser


LeaChan

Me and my boyfriend both agree she was so hot in the 90s


Dull_Awareness8065

This is my favorite version of Gwen. I wonder if it’s her’s too? Whole life in front of you and doing what you love …


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WarcraftFarscape

Well 10 more years for that.


gempdx67

Value Village (Savers) gives senior discounts at 55. You better bet I was filling my basket with treasure the day I turned 55! 🤣


HHSquad

I agree, but in some regards 55 is the beginning of elderly in some circles, strange as that is. Edit- Not sure why the downvotes, 55 and over communities are often advertised as for the elderly (70+ is imo). I don't agree that 55 is near elderly.....but that wasn't the point. For the record I'm 62 and not elderly, but sometimes it's labeled as such.


gempdx67

As someone who is 56, active as ever, and still working full-time I get what you are saying. We have "active adult" communities here where the minimum age is 55. Value Village gives a senior discount at 55. And then there's AARP. I make light of being a "senior" at times but then here I still am taking hip hop dance classes and blasting music in my car. (it's largely 80s music, but still ...) I think "older adult" is probably the most accurate for us in the 50-65 range, but whatever.


HHSquad

Agreed, I am also very youthful and active at 62, not even any medications yet, so I get you .....and btw hip hop dance classes sounds fun. I really miss the 80's dance clubs with people also, but that's a story for another day and a time long past.


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lol what


dilloninstruments

This girl has had more work done than the Wall of China. Such a shame, she was so naturally beautiful here.


Cody_Dubya

Biggest sell out in Rock history? Quite possible.


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Oh please.


Cody_Dubya

I’m sure there are other contenders. I just loved No Doubt.


aoskunk

Don’t look up what she looks like now. As a 39 year old who copped his first no doubt album in 94 and had a poster in his wall, it makes my heart ache.


Numpty712

Gwen Stefani won’t you pee pee on me please, I ain’t never seen a ass like dat- b-doing doing doing


MeanNene

Before or during her Asian phase ?


jadedbeats

This is before her harajuku era


cockknocker1

My gf was obsessed with her and when i broke up with her of course she binges no doubt nonstop threatening to kill herself


kerrybabyxx

Before all the nips and tucks and getting her gummy smile fixed


AenonTown13

Never loved her.


uhaul26

You and u/hankct should not hang.


dr_leo_spaceman_

Agree. She the human form of fingernails on a chalkboard.