Everywhere we looked during the spring 2014 collections, we saw Rihanna. Not the record-breaking, social-media-ruling pop icon herself, but rather her look, her attitude was replicated on so many of the season's runways. It started in New York with Alexander Wang, continued on to London with Tom Ford, switched over to Pucci in Milan, and then arrived in Paris at Balmain. During the shows, Vogue's editors started to call this phenomenon the RiRi ripple, though "tidal wave" might have been more accurate. How, then, could we not make this 26-year-old Bajan global superstar our March cover girl, given that this is our annual Power Issue, where we celebrate those who decisively inform and influence our world?
That Rihanna is such an inspiration to designers this spring speaks volumes about the compelling and original way she puts herself together. For the longest time now, the music world has been without a performer whose regular unveilings of a new look after new look--often relying on upcoming and unknown designers to help realize her vision--left us all waiting for her latest transformation. Madonna was the last one capable of that
when he asked her about obama's inaugaration, it was even worse.
im mad she tried to front like that was her first inauguration performance. destiny's child performed for republican inaug. of bush in 2000 and she even said shout out to texas.
