Shania Twain's Reasoning Behind Her Wacky 2023 Grammys Outfit Is Not Cutting The Mustard

Man, I feel like a woman! Shania Twain has been our gal for decades, giving an anthem to those with the urge to rock out in men's shirts and short skirts. The Canadian singer-songwriter isn't all razzle-dazzle, though. She lived through a tragic childhood that she later had to come to terms with and spoke out about it in a vulnerable conversation on taking back her power. 

Between that and Twain's journey with Lyme disease, the music icon has overcome some major struggles. Rather than let it get her down, Twain is seemingly celebrating this season of life by getting a little more uninhibited these days. That's right, Twain even said a four letter word in a song for the first time on her latest album, per Variety.

It's this new brand of authenticity that Twain also brought to the 2023 Grammys. While we always love seeing Twain on the red carpet, her look is a little wacky, and speaks what many have noticed about Twain lately: she's not looking like she used to. "With all the guesses in the world, I absolutely NEVER would have guessed this is a 57 year-old, five time Grammy winning songstress we all know and love," one person tweeted. Let's check out her new look.

Shania Twain appeared at the 2023 Grammy Awards in a black and white polka-dot ensemble, topped by a big hat that served major Dr. Seuss vibes. Then, just when you thought this was the end of the look, Twain rocked very bright red hair. On the red carpet, which matched her hair perfectly, Twain told the Associated Press why she chose her hair color: "I wanted to add some pop of fun and cheer." Twain said she went with something risky because she wasn't up for an award that night; instead, she was there to celebrate other artists. "I don't want to take myself too seriously," she said. "I just want to have some fun." Twain said that the outfit was by British designer Harris Reed. "I want to give young, up and coming people some exposure," she added.

We love that message but the Twitter-verse couldn't get over her vibe. It wasn't the fact that she chose a major polkadot outfit; the issue people had was that Twain doesn't really look like she used to. "[I] think she dressed 'in costume' because her looks changed so drastically [it's] hard to tell who it is anymore. we do what we gotta do!" one person wrote. "What happened to her? She doesn't look like the same person. She used to look so pretty," another added. "She does not [look like] anything like Shania Twain in my opinion," someone else wrote. Sheesh — it's called aging, people, and she's doing just fine.

A bright red hue isn't the only way Shania Twain has changed up her look as she steps back into the spotlight to promote her album "Queen of Me," though. Proving she's a queen of many looks, Twain was rocking long, platinum blonde locks mere days before hitting the Grammys red carpet. Twain was clearly seeing if blondes have more fun when she attended a Grammys record label party on February 2 — and donned the same look while stopping by "The Late Late Show with James Corden" that same day. When the British host asked about her new 'do, she responded (via People), "I'm just having fun." The month before that?  She rocked a baby pink ponytail on "Today."

But that was nothing compared to some of the bold new looks she tried out in the music video for her single "Waking Up Dreaming," which she dropped in September 2022. Amid the bold hairdos she was rocking in the super sassy clip? A bubble-gum pink bouffant and a huge '70s-inspired blonde beehive, plus another long red look as she channelled her inner Poison Ivy. "I got to live out my rockstar dreams in the Waking Up Dreaming video," she tweeted of all the glam rocks outfits.

Not only is she proving she still has it musically, but clearly Twain still has the ability to literally pull off every hair color under the sun!

Despite being decades into her career, it seems Shania Twain's various fun hair transformations embody how she feels about her life and career right now. She admitted to People in December 2022, "I feel a renewed confidence. I don't have anything to prove anymore, and I feel freedom in that." She also heartwarmingly admitted to the outlet, "I really found such a wonderful life."

Clearly, though, Twain's hair has been quite the talking point over the years, with the superstar showing off quite a few different looks since she first shot to fame in the '90s. But while she's clearly willing to change up the color to some pretty bold hues (and also isn't afraid to try a wig or two either!), there's one thing you'll probably never catch the "Man! I Feel Like A Woman" hitmaker rocking... a perm. "No perms! Never get a perm. And if you do, make sure they don't over-curl," she told Refinery29 while dishing out some hair and beauty advice back in 2020. "It was so in fashion, but my hair just didn't take to it well." Another big hair tip from the always fashionable superstar? "Keep your split ends cut. Once they start they never stop." Sound advice from a hair chameleon superstar.