5 Times Rihanna Slayed The Runway Better Than the Model

Never afraid to take something high fashion to the street, Rihanna has regularly sported runway looks in her day-to-day life. From a fur heart-shaped cape to an oversized men’s puffer jacket, these are looks only RiRi can pull off.

Saint Laurent Fur Heart-Shaped Cape: Debuting at the Saint Laurent Part 2 fall 2016 show during Paris Fashion Week, Rihanna donned the cape during a late night in New York City partying it up for her friend’s birthday.
Vetements’ Yellow Floral-Print Dress: The on-trend dress showed up in the spring/summer 2016 women’s ready-to-wear fashion week show during September and October 2015.  Rih sported the look following American Independence Day in Stockholm, Sweden.
Tom Ford Denim Ensemble: This dark-blue shirt, skirt and white-tipped boots combo for Tom Ford’s spring 2018 collection debuted on the runway during New York Fashion week in 2017. Rihanna wore her too-cool-for-school take on the look a month later when she headed to launch her Fenty Beauty Galaxy Collection in New York City.
Adam Selman’s Floral-Print Dress: A dress designed by one of Rihanna’s go-tos, the singer made the spring/summer 2016 design her own by pairing it with platform Stella McCartney brogues.
Raf Simons’ Oversized Men’s Puffer Jacket: The fall/winter 2016 menswear collection jacket never looked better than it did on Rih as she shopped at Harrod’s in London two years ago.

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