#TBT: Remember When Justin Bieber Looked Like This?
Although he’s just 22, Justin Bieber has had a career that most musicians only dream of. After being discovered by Usher on YouTube, the baby-faced Biebs became a tween sensation, spawning tons of “Beliebers” who swooned over his purple hoodies, signature hair swoop, and dulcet tones.
Bieber’s squeaky-clean image, however, underwent a major evolution in recent years (as did his music) as he began to grow up in the public eye. A DUI, multiple tattoos, some angsty ‘tude, and a drastic haircut later, Bieber reemerged and established himself as a legit musician with a much broader fan base.
But it wasn’t just his music that got a change—his style underwent a major overhaul as well. He traded his hoodies in for chains and snapbacks and exchanged his signature flow for a bleached-blonde ‘do, and later, dreadlocks.
To see how much Justin Bieber’s changed since we first met him 10 years ago, click through the slideshow, above.
2006: A baby Bieber wore a baseball hat and basic tee for his busking.
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2008: Major hair flow and rocking a henley shirt with mentor Usher at the Kids' Choice Awards.
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2009: A baby-faced Biebs meets a fresh-faced Rihanna.
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2010: A foreshadow of the young love to come, Justin performed on New Year's Eve with Selena Gomez.
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2011: Still rocking the flow, Justin also showed off his new ear piercings and his affinity for logomania with his Louis Vuitton jacket.
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2012: Bieber cleaned up nicely for the Golden Globes red carpet in 2012.
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2013: All white everything and a fresh haircut while on tour in 2013.
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2014: The year of his misdemeanors (namely, an assault charge in Toronto and a DUI in Miami), Justin showed off his enviable physique with Diddy and Rick Ross in the club.
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2015: Justin went for a sleek army green look for a Paris fashion week party, but kept it casual with his pant style and sneakers.
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2016: Asymmetrical bleach blonde dreadlocks, Tupac tees, and ripped jeans are the Bieb's new style staples.
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