May 19, 2024
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Here is our Definitive Ranking of all the outfits Rihanna has ever worn at the Met Gala

Lucasby Lucas

Three of Rihanna’s headline-grabbing Met Ball looks Chance Yeh/Patrick McMullan/Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images/Taylor Hill/FilmMagic

Fans of fashion and famous musicians alike have a big reason to be excited next Monday, as the red carpet is rolled out for the annual event. Met Gala.

The star-studded event is a veritable playground for fashion’s rich and famous, but few ever have as much fun – or get people talking as much – and Rihanna.

Over the past decade, the chart-topping singer and beauty entrepreneur has cemented herself as the true queen of the Met Ball thanks to her never-ending fashion choices – and all signs point to another RiRi moment on the red carpet this year.

So, while we wait for all the red carpet pictures from the 2024 Met Ball (including Rihanna herself!), here’s our definitive ranking of the looks the musician has worn to the Met Gala in years…

10. 2007 – Poiret: King of Fashion

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Rihanna attended her first Met Gala in 2007, fresh off the success of her then-chart-topping single Umbrella (the still popular Good Girl Gone Bad hairstyle). .

Let’s be honest, this outfit isn’t really one for the history books, especially compared to how Rihanna’s groundbreaking fashion choices would go down in later years.

Still, even if we haven’t blown the white dress, we have to give a shout out to those gloves that give the outfit something special.

9. 2011 – Alexander McQueen: Savage Besingular

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Again, this isn’t our favorite Rihanna look by any stretch of the imagination, but we’re seriously into the fish-braid red moment.

What saves this outfit from being at the bottom of the list is that the dress is much more innovative than it might look at first glance, although you have to see it…

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…from every angle to get the full effect.

8. 2012 – Schiaparelli And Prada: Impossible Conversations

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She certainly stepped things up the following year, didn’t she?

In solid black leather, this look is definitely more reminiscent of “Rihanna the fashion icon” that would emerge in the not-too-distant future after taking this.

Still, while this outfit is a little too simple to be higher than eighth on our definitive ranking, we still have to give her props for the cool material (and, of course , her amazing hairstyle).

7. 2014 – Charles James: Beyond Fashion

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Another very beautiful outfit from Rihanna. What we love most about her 2014 ensemble is how young, fresh she is crazy it is, especially at an event where we secretly suspect very few laughs.

Of course, having fun with fashion would eventually become a challenge for RiRi, as we’re about to find out later in this list…

6. 2022: In America: A Lexicon of Fashion

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This outfit might not be for everyone, but if anyone in the world can pull off this oversized Balenciaga coat with a matching bejeweled beanie, it’s Rihanna – and we’re big fans of the makeup and the jewellery.

In 2021, Rih walked the red carpet with A$AP Rocky, marking their first ever public appearance as a couple, and within a few months, the We Found Love singer confirmed she was expecting their first child.

5. 2023 – Karl Lagerfeld: Beauty line

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Pregnant Rih certainly made an entrance when she and A$AP Rocky arrived at the Met Ball in late 2023, with most of the guests already seated at their tables by the time the Grammy winner made her way down the red carpet.

Still, what an outfit this was. Between the huge floral coat (which turned into a completely different look when she took down the hood) and those white gloves, there was a lot to love, but we all know the real star of the show…

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…those incredible sunglasses.

4. 2009 – The Model As Muse: Embracing Fashion

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Back in 2009, Rihanna was still in the early days of experimenting with a more avant-garde and bolder style than we were used to at that time.

Mixing masculine and feminine, with suit trousers, a bow tie and high heels, Rihanna gave one of the most obvious looks of the night that year, and would continue to serve up fashion moments like this as promoting her fourth album Rated R, released later that year.

It’s also worth noting that this was the then 21-year-old’s first red carpet appearance after being physically assaulted by ex-boyfriend Chris Brown just a few months earlier, leading to This is already powerful (and, in our opinion, underrated) look worth. more impact.

3. 2018 – Heavenly Bodies: Fashion And The Catholic Imagination

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Rihanna was one of the co-chairs of the Met Gala in 2018, so the stakes were especially high when it came to the red carpet.

Fortunately, she more than delivered, giving us the standout moment of the entire night.

The funny thing about this outfit is that while some critics on social media suggested it was blasphemous or in poor taste, the Vatican actually endorsed that year’s theme, and Rihanna herself got some of her outfit borrowed from an actual Catholic Cardinal.

2. 2015 – China: Through the Looking Glass

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The dress that spawned a thousand memes, whether you thought it looked like a pizza, an omelette or a tribute to Big Bird, Rihanna’s 2015 look was one that got everyone talking.

Rihanna later revealed that Shex stumbled upon the dress while Googling Chinese couture online, telling Vanity Fair: “I’m in love with this dress, but the train is crazy!

“I can’t walk in there without any help – but it’s so worth it. I love this dress so much! It is Chinese couture and it was made by Guo Pei. It is handmade by one Chinese woman and it took her two years to make it. I found it online.”

It was a big year for Rihanna at the 2015 Met Gala, not only winning the red carpet but performing during the event (in a much more stage-friendly ensemble, obv).

1. 2017 – Rei Kawakubo/Comme Des Garçons: The Art of the Bridge

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There are always one or two cop-outs on the Met Gala red carpet, with celebs opting to wear something pretty or bland rather than stick to the theme of the event – ​​but 2016 was next level.

As the night was inspired by Comme Des Garçons, the fashion house known for their elaborate and stunning silhouettes, many of the stars in attendance opted for something more simple than the requested invitation.

Not Rihanna, though.

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She hit the red carpet in this huge creation, making sure all eyes were on her and giving us a look as iconic as the one used to represent the Met Gala on Wikipedia.

Not only is it stunning and inventive (and really nails the theme of that year, when so many chose not to even try), it’s also a ton of fun, completely exemplifying everything we love about Rihanna’s fashion .

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