These 50+ Rihanna Outfits Prove She's the Ultimate Style Icon

Updated on 10/12/2023 at 5:50 PM

Rihanna is a fashion icon. She broadened the scope of inclusive in fashion with her Savage x Fenty brand and made history as LVMH's first Black woman designer in 2019, to name a few of her groundbreaking contributions to fashion. Her career is worthy of every accolade, but her style is more personal. It represents the 35-year-old Barbadian musician's ability to break convention with her wardrobe, and convey empowering and freeing messages through her clothing.

[Rihanna's] career in fashion is worthy of every accolade, but her style is more personal.

She upgraded the naked-dress trend in Adam Selman at the 2014 CFDA Fashion Awards, where she was recognized as fashion icon award winner. When she wore a strategically unbuttoned pink Chanel puffer coat to announce her first pregnancy with partner A$AP Rocky, she changed the way we think of maternity fashion, making it feel sexier and bolder than ever before. What's most exciting about Rihanna's style is that she's a rule breaker. She rarely subscribes to traditional modes of thinking when it comes to dressing, pairing heart-shaped fox fur coats with shorts or slip dresses with floor-length pants.

Rihanna's singular sense of style is fully on display at the Met Gala. One of the most exciting stars to walk the red carpet every year, the "Lift Me Up" singer shows that she is a true student of fashion by studying the theme and choosing her outfit with intention and thoughtful consideration. In 2015, she blew everyone away in a custom gold embroidered gown by Guo Pei for the Met Gala's "China: Through The Looking Glass" theme. When she chaired the ball in 2018, she nailed the "Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination" theme in a custom John Galliano dress replete with a hat to resemble the Pope.

While she works with renowned stylist Jahleel Weaver to dream up many of her outfits, there is no denying Rihanna's input as both a collaborator and artist. And her résumé reflects her prowess: in the past, she was named creative director of Puma in 2014; fronted campaigns for Armani, Balmain, and Dior; and developed collections with Manolo Blahnik, Chopard, and Amina Muaddi.

Ahead, scroll through time and count down Rihanna's best fashion moments to date.

Rihanna in New York City, 2023

Wearing a Dries van Noten coat and a Bottega Veneta oversize clutch.

Rihanna at "Good Morning America," 2015

Wearing Pascal Millet.

Rihanna at Club Up and Down in NYC, 2016

Wearing a sheer green fringe and beaded look for the MTV VMAs afterparty.

Rihanna at the 2017 Grammys

Wearing an orange Armani Privé crop top complete with a full, ruffled skirt in moody black.

Rihanna in NYC, 2016

Wearing a Versace dress and Stella McCartney platforms.

Rihanna at the 2016 MTV VMAs

Wearing Alexandre Vaulthier.

Rihanna at the 2014 CFDA Awards

Wearing a sheer Adam Selman dress covered in 230,000 Swarovski crystals.

Rihanna in NYC, 2016

Wearing a Ralph Lauren robe and slides.

Rihanna at the 2016 FN Achievement Awards

Wearing Vetements x Juicy Couture.

Rihanna in NYC, 2016

Wearing an Adam Selman dress and Stella McCartney platforms.

Rihanna at LAX, 2014

Wearing a DKNY sweatshirt dress.

Rihanna in NYC, 2015

Wearing Fleamadonna pajamas and a Fenty necklace.

Rihanna at The New York Edition, 2015

Wearing a white slip dress over black flares.

Rihanna in NYC, 2015

Wearing a Hyein Seo T-shirt, Le Specs sunglasses, and Prada boots.

Rihanna in NYC, 2015

Wearing a Raf Simons graffiti trench coat.

Rihanna at the 2015 Met Gala

Wearing a Guo Pei robe.

Rihanna at the 2014 amfAR Gala

Wearing a Tom Ford dress with nipple pasties.

Rihanna at a Lakers Game, 2016

Wearing a Dior anorak, Citizens of Humanity jeans, and Dior bag.

Rihanna in LA, 2023

Wearing a cropped Loewe polo, Agolde jeans, Gucci sunglasses, Louis Vuitton bag, Timberland boots, and jewelry from Y/Project, Le Vian, Popular Jewelry, and Annoushka.