Girls Aloud: The ladies and their looks

Girls Aloud exude youth and innocence as they celebrate their first hit in December 2002. Cheryl's tacky silver bangles and midriff-exposing jacket do not hint at the fashionista hidden within Photograph: Polydor Records/PA

Kimberley Walsh, Sarah Harding and Nicola Roberts do halternecks, fake tan and diamonds at the aftershow party for the Love Actually film premiere in 2003 Photograph: Dave Hogan/Getty

Wagging it up in 2004 with bad highlights and bad outfits Photograph: Polydor Records/PR

Cheryl and Ashley show a united front to the world in an advert for Daz laundry powder. Oh, sorry, our mistake: they were actually promoting the National Lottery's Dream Number Photograph: Chris Jackson/Getty

In a biology-defying development, the girls' waists grow smaller as their hair gets bigger Photograph: Yui Mok/PA

Sarah Harding appears at the Capital Awards in March last year displaying amazing fashion foresight by wearing this season's hot colour Photograph: Beretta/Sims/Rex Features

Nichola Roberts' face betrays her knowledge that her dress is awful Photograph: Ken McKay /Rex Features

Cheryl appears on Friday Night with Jonathan Ross showing off a pair of very sparkly earings and her big fat wedding ring Photograph: Brian J. Ritchie/Rex Features

It's 2009 and the girls look pretty in pink Photograph: Graeme Robertson/Guardian