As The Beatles transformed music, their look went right along with it.
The band in the early 1960s went from greased-back hair and leather jackets, to the iconic moptops and matching suits. This was the image of The Beatles that first became famous, and it's how many people still remember them today.
However when they stopped touring, that clean-cut image quickly gave way to the psychedelia and shagginess of the mid-sixties. Their time in India took this a step further, and the final years of the band was all about beards, free-flowing hair, and wild fits that were a far cry from the tame look people first saw.
See the most famous band of all time transform from four matching lads to the wild-eyed leaders of the sixties counterculture.
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The Beatles, early photoshoot with Pete Best
1961
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The Beatles photo shoot for the White Album
1968
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John, Paul, and George during a TV appearance
1964
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The Beatles on the back cover of the “Sgt. Peppers” album
1967
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The Beatles promoting “Pepper”
1967
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John and Paul at the Casbah Club, pre-Beatles as The Quarrymen
1961
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John and Paul preparing for a TV appearance
1964
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The Beatles during their final US tour with DJ Jim Stagg
1966
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John Lennon with signature glasses and handlebar mustache
1967
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John Lennon during the "Abbey Road" photoshoot
1969
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John and Cynthia Lennon
1965
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John Lennon with Yoko Ono
1969
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Photo of The Beatles with Ed Sullivan from their first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show
1964
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The Beatles with the Maharishi in India
1968
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The Beatles during early Beatlemania in England
1963
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The Beatles on the Thames
1968
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The Beatles arriving at John F. Kennedy International Airport
February 7th, 1964
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The Beatles during their last photoshoot
1970