Rihanna has entered a new blonde era.
The singer and fashion and beauty mogul recently debuted new golden-blonde hair, which she swept up into an elegant wispy updo, during an outing in Los Angeles on Tuesday night. The look is most likely a wig (given that we saw her rocking a pixie cut just last Friday), but it’s nonetheless a departure from the hair colors we’ve typically seen on Rihanna in recent months—from caramel auburn to a dark honeyed blonde.
The blonde locks stood in stark contrast to the rest of the Grammy winner’s monochrome black outfit. She wore a black maxi jersey dress with a mock turtleneck layered underneath a distressed black leather jacket that featured dramatic cape sleeves and a unique ruched drop waist. To finish the look, she added strappy heeled sandals in a reflective gray, a pair of diamond earrings, and large chunky rings.
As for the rest of Rihanna’s glam, she brought the drama with smoky brown eye shadow and ’90s-esque dark brown lip gloss.
Over the past few months, Rihanna has delivered plenty of fashion statements via one-of-a-kind leather pieces.
During a birthday trip to Italy with boyfriend A$AP Rocky, she was spotted wearing a long black leather coat lined with creamy shearling, a standout piece from Junya Watanabe’s Fall/Winter 2023 ready-to-wear collection. The coat featured fringe, a lace-up detail, and croc-embossed panels along the sleeves.
On another occasion from January, she stepped out in Paris wearing a slick black belted leather jacket layered underneath a draping leather shawl with a fringe tassel hemline, both pieces hailing from Saint Laurent.
As an associate editor at HarpersBAZAAR.com, Chelsey keeps a finger on the pulse on all things celeb news. She also writes on social movements, connecting with activists leading the fight on workers’ rights, climate justice, and more. Offline, she’s probably spending too much time on TikTok, rewatching Emma (the 2020 version, of course), or buying yet another corset.
