Rihanna’s Most Risk-Taking Fashion Moments

The pop star is the only girl in the world who could wear these over-the-top outfits like they’re no big deal

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Rihanna experimented with the Matrix-inspired trend at the Grammy’s by wearing a super-shiny brown Alexandre Vauthier Haute Couture patent leather trench coat as an off-the-shoulder dress with matching knee-high slouched boots and gloves (both also by Alexandre Vauthier Haute Couture).

BEDAZZLED GUCCI SOCKS

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If anyone could pull off the socks with heels trend it’s Rihanna, with crystal $1,340 Gucci stocking socks no less.

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NOT SO VERY LOW-KEY TULLE

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What a casual Tuesday looks like for Rihanna: wearing a Giambattista Valli dress made completely out of blue tulle, sneakers and cool sunglasses.

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DENIM ON DENIM ON DENIM

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There are very few people who can rock denim from head-to-toe and Rihanna is one of them in this Tom Ford ensemble.

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LBD

Rihanna’s take on the classic LBD means being anything but classic.

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GOING FOR GOLD

Rihanna absolutely nailed this season’s biggest color trend (and we should all stop trying). She looked radiant in a yellow Oscar de le Renta ballgown that she paired with a cropped shirt in a matching golden hue for her Fenty Beauty launch.

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SHINE BRIGHT LIKE A DIAMOND

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The singer really brought her shine factor to the Sephora launch of Fenty Beauty in N.Y.C. wearing a mini black dress adorned with shiny embellishments and over-the-knee sparkly boots.

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LILAC BABYDOLL DRESS

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RiRi channeled her feminine side with this light purple Molly Goddard dress she wore to the launch of her Fenty Beauty line in London.

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LOUIS VUITTON DENIM

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An oversize Louis Vuitton x Supreme denim jacket, Balenciaga hat and bright blue hair just screams Bad Gal RiRi.

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RED CARPET LINGERIE

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We almost didn’t notice Rihanna chose to wear a bra to the premiere of Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets, because we were too busy staring at her standout pink sunnies and the sequin, fringe and feather adornments on her Prada two-piece ensemble.

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JANE MANSFIELD-CALIBER CLEAVAGE

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The pop star balanced out her voluminous Giambattista Valli gown with a whole lot of sex appeal up top.

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RED CARPET PRINCESS

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Riri wore a gown worthy of a fairytale princess to the L.A. premiere of her new film Valerian.

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WILD, WILD, WILD, PANTS

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Only the bad gal could make a totally sheer top and combination pant-boots look this nonchalant.

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FRESH OFF THE RUNWAY GUCCI

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One person’s totally unwearable outfit is Rihanna’s low-key Coachella lewk.

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BIG AND TALL MENSWEAR

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The singer channeled the Talking Heads’ David Byrne in this super oversized suit.

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ROCKET MAN CHIC

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No that’s not Elton John stepping out of the club, it’s just Barbados’ baddest.

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MET GALA CHAMPION

This is a woman who knows how to dominate even a red carpet packed with the biggest style stars on the planet, showing up this year in a Comme des Garçons sculptural floral explosion.

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DENIM CENTAUR

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If Britney Spears circa the 2001AMAs had a baby with a centaur, Riri in this outfit would undoubtedly be the result.

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GREY GARDENS HYPEBEAST

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Rihanna brings you Little Edie realness with a streetwear twist.

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ELF HEELS

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A white linen jodhpur would be enough of a fashion risk for your average woman to handle, but Rihanna takes it one step further adding on a pointy, white elf shoe.

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TRACKPANT HOOD AND MATTRESS COAT

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We want to say this isn’t a thing, but get back to us two years from now when we’re all wrapping our hair up in trackpants and wearing floor-length mattress coats.

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TOP TO BOTTOM TRENDS

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Mastering a single trend is no longer a challenge for someone like Riri, which is why she likes to go all out with her lewks, accidentally inventing five new style crazes in the process.

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SANTA CLAUS BELT

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It’s a rare woman who can borrow a belt from Santa’s closet and make it look nonchalant.

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MAXI MAXI DRESS

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Rihanna doesn’t just throw on jeans and sweats when she wants to go low-key – she swathes herself in tons of print fabric and adds super-strappy heels.

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BLACK TIE ATHLEISURE

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Regular athleisure is so 2015. This year, it’s all about black tie athleisure or bust. After all, if your sportswear doesn’t come with a bedazzled Juicy opera glove and tons of diamonds, what’s the point?

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FUR INSTEAD OF A SHIRT

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No shirt? No problem. That fur wrap is probably warmer than most of her usual tops anyway.

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SHEER SKIRT

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For when you’re feeling conservative, but still want to show off a little bit of everything.

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LITTLE BO PEEP LINGERIE

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Our only question is: What is the storybook shepherdess supposed to wear now that the pop star has clearly raided her lingerie drawer?

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BEJEWELED BRAS

While these types of bras are a staple at every West Indian Day parade, only on Rihanna do they look like just another casual aspect of her ever day apparel.

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