LMAO at this Rihanna comparisions... it's 2013 guys, try again. Rihanna wore the same outfit that Rita used to your show in Hackney Weekend in 2012, for his show of DVD recording of 777Tour, recently happened again. Are just clothes.
2012: Rita Ora for Louis Banks, Radioactive Tour promo shoot
2013: Rihanna candids
Isn't she a Pop star though? Why is she being reffered to as a fashion Icon or did she retire after the ORA era?
We refer to Rita as a fashion icon because her status as a pop star is a given. After all, most everyone discussed on here is a pop star. Fashion icons are few and far between and deserve to be acknowledged and commended for their extra achievements.