Chappell Roan Channels Iconic Singer In Jaw-Dropping Red Carpet Look

Girls just wanna have fun, and that's exactly what Chappell Roan did with a recent show-stopping red carpet look.

The "Subway" singer, 27, channeled iconic musician Cyndi Lauper through her fashion at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony in Los Angeles on Saturday (November 8), per Page Six. Roan dazzled in a massive bejeweled chandelier headpiece and a skirt fashioned out of shredded newspaper clippings that both harkened back to memorable looks Lauper wore in the 1986 music video for her song "True Colors."

Roan carried the the song's theme of authenticity into her speech while honoring the 72-year-old "Time After Time" musician with a touching tribute at the ceremony, People reports.

"I think we can all agree that the best art comes from the most authentic people," she said. "When artists stay true to themselves, even when some people say they're too much, too loud, too eccentric, or all of the above, that honesty becomes their greatest strength."

The "Good Luck, Babe!" hitmaker, who said Lauper "embodies every quality of an artist that I admire" explained how being true to who you are and the art you want to make serves as an inspiration for others wanting to follow in Lauper's footsteps.

"It's that courage that not only creates incredible art, it gives everyone who experiences the permission to be themselves. It opens their hearts, it changes their mind, and that is its power," she said. "Tonight, we honor a woman who redefined what a pop star could look like, sound like, sing like, and be. A music legend whose authenticity has inspired us for the last four decades with her four-octave range and the amazing fabulous Cyndi Lauper."

Roan continued singing Lauper's praises in another tribute to the singer on Instagram, and even shared how she sang "True Colors" in a talent show when she was 14 years old and won, noting that "it was the first moment I thought maybe singing could be a thing for me." She also shared that she "shed several tears" playing a part in inducting Lauper into the Rock Hall of Fame and thanked her "for laying the groundwork for artists like me to thrive."