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Celeb News: Beyoncé inspired by Rihanna
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Beyoncé inspired by Rihanna
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Rihanna Launched A Style Movement
It’s been precisely one year since Rihanna showed up to the annual Council of Fashion Designers of America Awards (the CFDAs) in that Internet-crashing, Swarovski crystal-embellished Adam Selman "dress." Perfect in its nigh-nothingness, the look wasn’t just shockingly revealing; it was paradoxically tasteful, sophisticated, a vehicle for infectious self-confidence.
That was the first and last time the au courant see-through aesthetic seemed novel. Two months later, in August, Amber Rose stepped out in a chain-link dress that was gauche, but at least suited her brazen public M.O. The sheer, S&M-inspired Tom Ford getup Miley Cyrus wore to the amfAR gala in October looked like duct tape stretched across two pancakes. Lady Gaga’s translucent Alaïa gown, donned at the Vanity Fair party, wasn’t so bad, but why trade fashion spectacle for less amusing acts of desperation?
[At the Met Gala in May] what Rihanna wore on that esteemed night was a couture robe by Chinese designer Guo Pei — an appropriate and lauded choice for the China-themed soiree. It stood in brilliant contrast to the choices of other top-billed names, including the biggest, Beyoncé, whose Givenchy number left little to the imagination — and offered even less to fashion lovers living in a perpetual state of red carpet déjà vu.
“I think it was a colossal whiff that Beyoncé even tried [wearing a ‘naked’ dress],” says fashion critic Heather C****. “For someone who positions herself as the queen of all things, it felt like picking up someone’s sloppy seconds — or worse, sloppy sixths.”
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Do you agree? Well, it's official: Rihanna is the quintessential fashion-forward musician and
celebrity of our generation, moreso than any other woman today. At least she still has that title.
...Vin
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"She can beat me, but she can't beat my outfit"
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I always thought it was fairly obvious  I mean she may have not been inspired intentionally. but they didn't lie. Rih launched it.
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They're right.
And there's nothing wrong with being inspired by your peers.
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Blah, blah, blah.
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Where did Beyoncé say that?
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Lady Gaga’s translucent Alaïa gown, donned at the Vanity Fair party [...] why trade fashion spectacle for less amusing acts of desperation?
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I agree, but kind of ruthless, though.
...Vin
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At least she still has that title.
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You trying to be slick with the shade girl bye
And of course this isn't the first time she was inspired by Rihanna
Glad the Queen is educating her peers
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Blah, blah, blah.
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This was 11 years ago and didn't start a trend at that time.
You tried it tho
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[CENTER] 
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TRY AGAIN
The ONLY thing they got right was...
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It stood in brilliant contrast to the choices of other top-billed names, including the biggest, Beyoncé,
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Well she didn't lie, it's OK
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Yea, right! 
Diana Ross says hello to everyone! 
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Originally posted by RomanNavy
You trying to be slick with the shade girl bye
And of course this isn't the first time she was inspired by Rihanna
Glad the Queen is educating her peers
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It wasn't "shade." That was my opinion and I'm sticking to it.
...Vin
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I don't think Beyoncé would be inspired by her employees unless she said so. You can't just assume that someone was inspired by something, you're not in their head
Inspiration is a personal thing
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*Trying to see where Beyonce attends a red carpet event in a sheer dress, no results*
Sorry 
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Beyonce barely had no clothing on at the billboard awards 2011 performance.
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The NYT did one these " nudie dress" trend pieces too.
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It was there, a year ago, that Rihanna started the current rage for the so-called “naked look,” with a body stocking noted more for the manufacturer of the crystals that adorned it, the inescapable Swarovski, than its designer, Adam Selman.
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Personally, I hope the trend dies quickly. It's become boring  .
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Originally posted by RomanNavy
This was 11 years ago and didn't start a trend at that time.
You tried it tho
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I didn't try anything, lol. In fact, I didn't say much at all.
My point was that these accusations and ******** stories get written time and time again with no real substance. It's just a style of dress, that has more than likely been worn by hundreds and thousands of people for decades. But thanks for asking.
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Originally posted by Demiboyx
I don't think Beyoncé would be inspired by her employees unless she said so. You can't just assume that someone was inspired by something, you're not in their head
Inspiration is a personal thing
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