Rihanna’s new year’s resolution? “Apply the pressure,” according to the original bad gal, who saw in 2021 in her native Barbados wearing a series of holiday looks that were the style equivalent of turning up the volume. Heavy on her Fenty merch with an injection of classic Chanel, the forecast for the “Pour It Up” singer looked bright, with high-fashion spells.
Rih let her followers know she was in the Caribbean via a “photo dump” of her posing against an ocean vista with a tiny Chanel flap bag draped over each shoulder. The fire-engine red quilted leather matched the colour of her cherry dappled HVN bikini, her lipstick and the lenses of her Chrome Hearts Sluterella shades in a look that merited the fire emojis storming her comment section.
Her follow-up Insta post was equally jaw-dropping. Standing in front of a turquoise pool, Rihanna pulled a power pose in Amina Muaddi’s LSD gladiator heels. With her Dries Van Noten metallic skirt pulled to one side to show off the leather snaking up her legs and gold jewellery dripping down her décolletage, this was the Fenty mogul’s take on shimmering festive attire.
Paparazzi snapshots of Rihanna’s holiday proved that sparkle was a consistent theme in her packing. Fannie Schiavoni’s famous Hailey dress – a draped chainmail mini previously worn by Paris Hilton, Ashley Graham and Hailey Bieber – made for a glitzy cocktail hour look. While her Fenty mesh mules underscored an LBD moment during a sunset catamaran cruise with A$AP Rocky.
Rihanna doing sunset chic her way in Fannie Schiavoni.
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If bikini shopping seems like a distant memory, take comfort in the fact that Rih also packed a funnel-neck slouchy cream cardigan (albeit one by Bottega) for her jollies. Luxe Granny knitwear for the win this winter, Rihanna said so.
Rihanna and her new love interest, A$AP Rocky, heading for their catamaran date.
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