Rihanna's latest Fenty x Puma show put the meaning into BadGal. Here's everything that went down.
Fashion shows are wonderful things because you get to live and breathe the vision of the designer down to very last detail, from the set to the music and the models to the clothes (obvs). But when this designer is Rihanna, well, you better buckle up.
The theme of last season's Fenty x Puma Paris Fashion Week show was 'Fenty University', and Rihanna's latest spring summer 2018 show followed the fun suit with a biker girl theme, and it was typical of the BadGal.
Powder pink dirt hills, burly bikers and It-girl models were all part of Rihanna's badass show. Kicking off with thumping electronic music, stunt men came tearing up ramps to perform gravity-defying flips across the set before models spun onto the runway. Among these faces were Adwoa Aboah, Taylor Hill, Slick Woods, Grace Elizabeth, Adriana Lima and girl of the season, Kaia Gerber.
As for the clothes, they followed Rihanna's affinity with athleisure with sporty chic items fit for only the baddest ladies; full body lycras, biker leathers, sporty stripe slouch boots and oversized outdoor wear were among the looks.
For her final 'bow', Rihanna did a lap of the set on the back of a motorbike to greet her guests wearing a green look from the collection. We're surprised she wasn't sitting side-saddle, tbh.
Lastly, a moment for Rihanna's afterparty look.
PA PhotosWhile most rising stars - as Rihanna was at this stage in 2009 - play it safe at award ceremonies in mermaid-style dresses, RiRi decided on a Dolce & Gabbana tux with exaggerated shoulders and Freddy Krueger-esque leather gloves, which she may or may not have stolen from Karl Lagerfeld.
PA PhotosThis was one of the first outfits that Rihanna wore that really got people talking - a daring Jean Paul Gaultier gown she decided on for the 2011 Grammys. It kind of looks like a couture version of scrunched toilet paper.
Rihanna can do simplicity as much as she can high-octane dramatic glamour. In 2012 - when she was first making it in the fashion world - she attended an intimate Stella McCartney dinner in a green slip dress and heels. In fact, Rihanna was a fan of the slip dress long before the rest of us caught on this season.
Getty ImagesFor the 2013 Grammys, she wore a red floor-sweeping Alaia gown, proving that she can do soft and feminine.
Getty ImagesThis dress attracted international attention when Rihanna wore it to the 2014 CFDAs, which was probably the point. To many, it was deemed too much for the sensitive eyes of the conservative press, but to us, she is defiantly sexy and 100 percent badass. wearing a part Josephine Baker, part sphinx sheer dress, her modesty covered by a nude-coloured thong. She accessorised with a white fur stole, smoking eyes, glittering gloves and a turban that referenced the style of glamorous Twenties flapper girls.
Rex FeaturesFor a 2014 Dior show, after which point she made a brand ambassador, she wore a regal, voluminous dress coat - adding a modern edge with thigh-high PVC boots.
Getty ImagesSome called it a pink tent, some described its as luffa, but Rihanna shocked again at the 2015 Grammys in frothy pink Giambattista Valli.
FlynetWhile the rest of wear tropical prints and bright colour to carnival, Rihanna always takes it to the next level - in 2015 wearing nothing but a headdress, a bejewelled bikini and a diamante-encrusted glass of rum like a gloriously wayward, rum-swilling gangster version of a Victoria's Secret Angel.
GettyRihanna was one of the only Met Ball 2015 guests to pay attention the event's theme, China: Through the Looking Glass, wearing then little known designer Guo Pei. She admitted she could't walk in it without help, but she took the hit anyway and took on the guise of an exotic princess for the night. A plethora of omelette comparisons fast ensued.
Getty ImagesRihanna's downtime look is pretty fearless too, as shown here as she strolls around New York in a puffa jacket-cum-duvet dress worn with heels.
Rex FeaturesThis look attracted a lot of attention. Why? No, not because of her waist-high denim boots that she that designed with Manolo Blahnik, but it's her Princess Diana T-shirt that got the world talking. Why is Rihanna such a fan of the late princess? In her own words: "She was gangsta with her clothes. She had these crazy hats. She got oversize jackets. I loved everything she wore!”
Getty ImagesAnother Met Gala, another mic drop moment from Rihanna. For 2017 annual fashion event, queen Rih rocked up in a Comme look (as we predicted); an elaborate flurry of red 'petals' with unique painted designs on each and lace-up strappy red heels - which it took her an hour to get into.
Getty ImagesRihanna didn't give anyone else a chance on the Valerian London premiere red carpet in July 2017, stepping out in a floor-length red Giambattisa Valli Couture gown. It was a dramatic dress (and not to mention VERY cleavage-heavy) which of course sent Twitter into meltdown.
SplashRihanna doesn't play when it comes to Crop Over Festival in her hometown of Barbados, and her 2017 look proved that. Wearing a bejewelled bikini with a turquoise wig and huge colourful feathers, Rih slayed so much even her ex Chris Brown took notice...
