Of course, ABBA weren't just musical pioneers - their fashion sense was unparallelled.
1974: Following their 'Waterloo' Napoleonic costumes, Abba experiment with red and blue space-suits...though Frida favours an all-in-one snakeskin number.
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1975 – For a photoshoot for 'SOS' – the entire band are scantily bound together in a sheet of silver foil that barely covers their private bits. Haircuts are page-boy bobs for all.
1976 – ABBA perform 'Fernando' in flared, velvet jumpsuits. The same year, 'Dancing Queen' is performed in both Renaissance outfits (ballgowns and powdered wigs for the ladies) for the Swedish royal family – and in kimonos in Warsaw.
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1978 – Frida, a henna addict, is now showing off her burgundy corkscrew perm. The ABBA girls appear on The Mike Yarwood Christmas Show in London, wearing glittering pink and blue catsuits. Other stage favourites include satin bottom-skimming tunics with matching leggings, which give them the appearance of Santa's elves. Benny and Björn opt for opulent satin suits.
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1979 – Touring Europe, with the release of 'Gimme Gimme Gimme' the whole band favour all-in-one spangly leotards, adorned with diagonal stripes. All four (windswept) hairdos look strikingly similar.
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1980 – With the advent of the 80s come tiger-striped sheath dresses for the girls, and Hawaiian shirts for the boys. Stilettos replace the chunky platforms of yore.
1981 – Agnetha turns to the perm and frilly blouses make an entrance.
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1982 – Frida chops her locks for a short, spiky hairstyle, not dissimilar to that sported by Toyah Willcox the same year. Agnetha's is now a longer 'Lady Di'-type layered cut. Shoulder pads loom large and the odd puff-ball skirt creeps in, along with 'Flashdance'-type headbands. The guys have ditched their laidback 1970s knits 'n' flared cords for a combination of smart black drainpipes and skinny ties.
