Just last week, Rihanna was spotted wearing a ’90s-esque Dolce & Gabbana jumpsuit and Saint Laurent slingbacks; a curve-hugging LaQuan Smith pillion was paired with Gianvito Rossi’s luxe Montecarlo sandals and a pair of shoes worth at least $50,000; a voluminous Bottega Veneta coat with a chuni bag on her bare thighs. The subtext behind each look was emphatic: “Jealous of me.”
Then, a sudden change. The musician was spotted leaving a New York hotel yesterday afternoon wearing an oversized Stussy tracksuit paired with classic Timberland boots and just a tennis necklace. The look was functional and quirky — words not usually associated with the billionaire’s playful experiments in style — because when Rihanna wears something simple, that’s exactly what she does: an oversized Bottega Veneta dress draped discreetly over the shoulders, a sweatshirt draped in sparkling diamonds.
See also: She wore a Jean Paul Gaultier Couture pearl necklace with wide-leg denim and Puma sneakers for a casual dinner in Los Angeles, and when she wore a Chanel puffer jacket, a Christian Lacroix necklace framed her midriff and announced she was wearing jeans during my first pregnancy. Fans love this kind of thing because Rihanna is the medium of their own fantasy fantasies. But perhaps this look reflects the ultimate state of the glamorous life: the state of being enviable without trying.
