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Girliness Upgrade: Compare "Sound of the Underground" to ...

“Girliness Upgrade: Compare "Sound of the Underground" to "The Promise", and they've come a long way. At the start of their career, they were quite tomboyish with lots of combat fatigues and street-style clothing, and slowly evolved into the glamorous style that they're known for today.”
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Confidence: High Checked on July 26, 2026

Summary

Girls Aloud debuted with a sweet, pop‑girl look on “Sound of the Underground,” not tomboyish combat fatigues or street‑style clothing. Over the years they transitioned to a more glamorous, glitter‑filled image, as seen by the time of “The Promise.” The claim about an early combat‑fatigue style is unsupported.

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    Looking at the group's 2009 line-up – which featured none of the original members – he makes a scathing observation: "I don't even think they were good [enough] to be a tribute band." Across the documentary, the same story repeats itself, of young singers with high hopes, thrust into an unforgiving industry. "People only see the glamorous side, but we worked incredibly hard," Atomic Kitten's Kerry Katona tells BBC News.

en.wikipedia.org
  • Girls Aloud - Wikipedia

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  • Combat uniform - Wikipedia

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  • Get Girls Aloud's Style - Wikipedia

    Get Girls Aloud's Style is the fifth DVD featuring Girls Aloud, was released on November 12, 2007. It features commentary from Girls Aloud on all of their favourite and least favourite outfits from their careers, as well as fashion tips. The video contains the group's first sixteen music videos, ...

19thnews.org
femalefirst.co.uk
  • Girls Aloud and the Noughties Glamour Revival

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wonderlandmagazine.com
  • BEST AND WORST: Girls Aloud fashion moments | Wonderland

    The UK doesn’t produce glamorous pop showponies like Girls Aloud too often – remember, their immediate predecessors were All Saints and (the original) Sugababes, two bands whose fashion choices sometimes put the “ugh” in “urban”. Girls Aloud were glossy blowdries, glitter and massive choruses all rolled into one.

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