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Rihannahas reigned over theMet Galared carpet for a decade now, captivating the fashion crowd with everything fromher game-changing androgynous take on black tie dressingin 2009 to 2018’s ornate papal-inspired look.
This year, the “Work” singer once again shut down the red carpet, arriving fashionably late alongside boyfriend A$AP Rocky. Here, we’ve rounded up a comprehensive guide to all of Rihanna’s stunning style moments since the very first time she graced the carpet back in 2007.
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After skipping the 2019 carpet to focus on her Fenty Beauty empire, the Met Gala’s reigning style queenreturned to the carpetthis year — nearly an hour after everyone else had gone inside — alongside boyfriend A$AP Rocky, marking the pair’s red carpet debut. Dressed in an oversized sculptural Balenciaga coat dress, Ri accessorized with over 267 carats of Bulgari jewels, plus a Thelma West ring and Maria Tash earrings. The “L$D” rapper coordinated with the Fenty Beauty CEO, wearing a multicolor quilted blanket look.
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2017: Rei Kawakubo/Comme des Garçons
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A decade after her Met Gala debut, Rihanna’s bold 2017 look — a dress from the Comme des Garçons Fall 2016 RTW runway paired with strappy red sandals — was one ofthe most memorable looks of the night. The wearable work of art balanced architecture with whimsy, and featured a floral base print, 3D petal-like embellishments blooming in shades of pink around her torso and down the side as well as two sculptural pieces on either side that gave the illusion of a full skirt.
With herFenty Beauty lineset to release later that fall, the then-budding beauty mogul made sure her makeup was equally statement-making, pulling colors from her dress to create a sharply defined deep-pink pout and metallic pink blush that swept from her brown bones to cheek bones. To (literally) top off the look, she swept her hair into a messy-chic topknot that she balanced with fringy bangs.
And while the avant garde ensemble may look impossibly difficult to wear — let alone get into — the startoldVogue‘s André Leon Talley, “It’s actually really easy, it’s booty shorts and you buckle some snaps.” The ultra-strappy sandals were another story: “The shoes took me an hour to get into,” she admitted.
2015: China: Through the Looking Glass
If it weren’t for Rihanna’s fashion intuition, this iconic style moment might never have happened. “I actually didn’t think the dress was the right one for her,” the dress’s designer, Chinese couturier Guo Pei,confessed toWomen’s Wear Daily. “I thought it would be too heavy and too hot, but she was so touched the moment she put it on.”
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In 2012, Rihanna stole the show once again in this sultry Tom Ford crocodile-embossed leather dress. The form-fitting floor-length gown featured a sexy slit and a deep-V back that showed off her neck tattoo. She kept the rest of her look relatively minimal, with dark talon nails and pointy-toe black patent Christian Louboutin pumps. She also showed off an undercut, with an updo featuring three buns.
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Is there any look that doesn’tsuither? RiRi raised the bar at the 2009 gala, hitting the carpet in a tailored black Dolce & Gabbana tuxedo with dramatic, puffed-up shoulders that nearly reached her ears. She accented the shiny look with a black bow tie, black Jil Sander pumps and black leather gloves, but otherwise let the style speak for itself. Beauty-wise, the star went with vibrant blue winged eyeshadow and blonde highlights in her side-swept short do.
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