A master chameleon, Rihanna is known for constantly switching up her looks. There was the bantu-knots-and-green-lipstick look, the fairy PinkAnna phase, and, my personal fave, the flowing grey mane of BrrrAnna. Her latest incarnation, on the new cover of I-D Magazine, finds Rihanna dabbling in the 1990s tradition of bad-ass ladies. Styled by Alistair Mckimm, Rihanna rocks wide-set plaits, massive hoop earrings, and a heavy dose of lipliner that feels like a visual mash-up of West Coast chola, West Indian Patra, and, the patron saint of box braids, Janet Jackson in Poetic Justice. Check out her look below and get ready to see a slew of young fly girls in your neighborhood try to recreate it.
UPDATE 1/29/15, 6:22pm: Check the additional shoot images Rihanna added to her Instagram!
Play Loud! With her eighth studio album, R8, dropping any day, @badgalriri's back and on the cover of your favourite magazine. Check i-D.co for more updates but The Music Issue is out soon! (Photography #PaoloRoversi, Fashion Director @alastairmckimmstylist, Make-up @yadim1, Hair @yusefhairnyc, The Music Issue, No. 335 Pre-Spring 2015)
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