Rihanna turned heads when she arrived at the Alaïa Spring 2025 show last Friday (September 6). The Love on the Brain singer channeled a 1990s look from the late Tunisian designer Azzedine Alaïa. The custom outfit featured a short corset dress topped with a crystal mesh coat that draped off of her shoulders and trailed behind her. Rihanna paired the sheer ensemble, a nod to an Alaïa Spring 1992 look worn by Naomi Campbell, with crystal-trimmed Amina Muaddi heels.
She styled her hair in thick curls and wore delicate pearl drop earrings, a large diamond ring, and several bracelets. The event at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum marked the 36-year-old star’s first seated show appearance at New York Fashion Week in a decade. Rihanna sat in the front row to watch models Kendall Jenner, Gigi Hadid, and Vittoria Ceretti walk the new line created by Pieter Mulier.
Later in the evening, the Fenty Beauty founder changed into a brown slip dress by Jawara Alleyne, which she paired with diamond jewels, sandal heels, a Galliano bag, and massive Phoebe Philo shades.
The Barbadian singer’s mesh outfit was not every fashionista’s cup of tea, as it drew comparisons to shower curtains and an unmade bed. GoFugYourself even described the sheer look as an “expensive mosquito net.”
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If you’re wondering when she’ll release a new album, you won’t be able to mark your calendar just yet. According to The Sun, Rihanna’s ninth album is “on the cusp of being released.” She’s allegedly “in talks for a huge world tour throughout 2025,” which would include a headlining show at the English music festival Glastonbury.