Rihanna of course had to make the biggest splash while attending the 2014 CFDA Fashion Awards held at Alice Tully Hall, Lincoln Center on Monday (June 2) in New York City as she was honoured with the Fashion Icon Award, much to the bewilderment of most.
The singer, who’s never been shy of showing off her areolas, wore a custom Adam Selman fishnet dress styled with a matching headscarf and gloves, which are all accented with over 200,000 Swarovski crystals.
Her dazzling look was also styled with a pink fur shrug, plus additional jewels courtesy of Jacob and Co.
I have to say I kinda loved it until I got to the back. Areolas are one thing, but bare butt cheeks? Really Ri Ri? What’s next – total nakedness?
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- Rihanna in Adam Selman
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- Rihanna in Adam Selman
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- Rihanna in Adam Selman
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I really wanna hate it but I can’t help loving it…..except for the back. The naked butt is a bit too much for me and prevents this from being a completely amazing look.
Everybody seems to be missing the point. Choosing this dress is not about fashion or elegance. Its all about column inches & publicity, and she got miles of both
Everybody but YOU….
Thanks “Mr Knowing Everything” for enlightening us, mere mortals.
How pretentious and preposterous !
So sorry she feels she needs to bare all for attention. That gown with a lining would have been beautiful enough as a show stopper.
people don’t really chuck up a big fuss about models walking down the runway exposing themselves, so is it really that big a deal if rihanna does it at a FASHION event? personally, i don’t think it’s really that necessary to be exposing oneself like that, but i get what she was going for. and i will admit that she does look pretty incredible. maybe if i looked like her i would do the same haha
First of all – “Bedazzled Condom” is THE best description I’ve read. Absolutely hilarious and dead-on.
With that being said, though, I have to say that I’m with the group of people who absolutely LOVES this look. Obviously it’s going to be controversial and divisive, but that’s fashion! This is more like an elaborate jewellery art piece than it is a dress, but I think she literally looks like some deity come to life. I can’t even imagine the impact of seeing her standing there, with all those crystals, in the flashes of the paparazzi cameras. Like a shimmering goddess.
I despise the pink fur shrug. When I first saw this outfit, I thought she was strangling a stuffed bunny rabbit.
If she wanted a shawl to cover her lady bits — and I honestly can’t see why she would even bother — something light and shimmery to match her head scarf would have been more artistic and far less costumey.
Next year — Miley Cyrus in nothing but diapers!
I can’t wait! (Yawn.)
I LOVE this look! She looks like a Goddess and so what if her nipples are showing!? FEMALE POWER! LOVE THIS.
Love your comment!
Is this really female power? You don’t see guys showing their package on the RC. lol
At first glance I thought – “amazing” then I looked again and was mortified. The fact that she used the fur stole tells you that even she knew that she needed it for some fraction of modesty – in which case what was the point? If you are making a political statement then I might understand, but I am tired of performers trying to one-up each other for the nearly-naked award – we all have a body it is what we clothe it in that we are interested in here…
She looks like a goddess. Absolutely beautiful, but i haven’t decided if just because she can means that she should. She wanted to be memorable and she is. But I’m with Katherine, the butt cheeks are a bit much.
I absolutely adore it. I don’t care what you guys think, it’s spectacular.
At first i loved, than i hated and now i love it again! lol
Riri is fierce
Well, Kim Kardashian has covered Vogue, and now Rihanna has won a style icon award. Fashion, staaaaahp. Keen to know what your gut reaction was to this FC.
I’d rather see butt cheeks than areolas on the red carpet but that”s just me lol. Rihanna craves attention in ways that I’ll never understand. Some eat it up, others (like myself) don’t. But it’s how she is so… *kanyeshrug*
GODDESS! This is some vintage Cher realness right here, love it soooo much. Great look for her (never want to see it again on anyone else though)
This is the cheap knockoff version of Karolina Kurkova’s MET ball look from 2/3 years ago.
Thumbs down
I think this is an incredible look, but put a liner in that dress, girl. Her body is phenomenal and a liner would not have taken away anything from this!
To call this dress revealing would be an understatement, but it’s appropriately daring for the occasion and from the shoulders up she does look FLAWLESS. I’ll give RiRi a pass on this occasion because she’s had her fair share of demure looks (relatively speaking) in the past. She’s no nun, but she does know when and where to cover up.
I think her camp were not able to put together an outfit exciting enough for her to receive this award so naturally plan #2 was to shock us to the point of no return so she wore a bedazzled condom.
Tacky and classless don’t even suit her anymore, she has gone to another level and it’s really quite sad.
Lol, bedazzled condom is definitely the best description for it. I see all the hate comes from her being pratically naked underneath it. I doubt not a lot of people would’ve been adding this to their BDOTY lists had the dress any type of lining covering her boobs and/or butt because the dress is not all that bad. Personally I hate more the fur shrug than her almost nakedness. But even so I have to admit her hair and makeup look great.
the fur! you noticed. probably one of the many points she was trying to make.
Could’ve been but I hardly think so. For my annoyance Rihanna wears fur on a regular basis.
I’m sorry.. but I think she is just the most fabulous thing and you will deal. She is… she just is.
+1! Your comment is hilarious! 🙂
I really hate when people use the “human body” card because obviously this woman has a nice figure (which she is more than aware of) but when being honored for style could she really not manage to cover her already overexposed breasts and backside? I mean REALLY? When nakedness is your forever go to you are lacking serious imagination. The color looks nice on her skin and her makeup is lovely. That’s as kind as I can be here.
+1 totally lacking in imagination. A new low.
+1 ITA
THANK YOU. this look isn’t bold or anything cause we’ve already seen Riri’s naked body everywhere. This is just her stylist having a serious lack of inspiration and telling himself: let’s get her naked, it’s so edgy. LOL, it’s not, it’s boring. I do love the hairpiece and her makeup is flawless.
I guess she has achieved what she wanted to achieve when she decided to wear this dress……attention seeking and tacky beyond belief
why bother to wear clothes?
Let’s go back to the jungle… There are nudist communities if someone is interested. Living in a society imply boundaries of respect to the people around. In this case, there is none of it, just complete self-glorification.
I just think she looks like a goddess. Of famous women alive today, there are only two I can think of who can get away with this look, Rihanna and Beyonce. Jennifer Lopez in her heyday could have probably. Her figure is something else.
No one else could carry this look, even have the gall to wear it and that’s why it works. She’s sublime.
I love it #freethenipple
Why isn’t this considered indecent exposure? This is not sexy or fashion forward. This is tacky beyond belief.
I was wondering that too.
I mean she is absolutely gorgeous, but how is it allowed in public? She is fearless, though, to go out like that. Or desperate for attention??? I don’t get it.
in new york it’s legal for women to go topless in public. not sure about the bare bottom though.
RiRi can wear anything I reckon. She’s got IT. And what a great (non)dress to accept a style award in. I wouldn’t wear it in a million years but I think that is kind of the point.
Her face is perfection.
This is actually VERY 80s. The fact that people these days have a problem with this kind of stuff just shows that the world went back down the conservative road in the last few years.
it’s like she is honouring Whitney Houston and Madonna without copying them or losing herself.
I like it because she hasn’t felt badgered into something conservative, real hot… this is like my bdoty
Yikes. There are hardly any clothes to comment on!
There is a difference berween good taste and no taste. There is a difference between a power of suggestion and displaying it all in the open. Ouch!
She is a risk taker and yet again it pays off.. That’s what fashion is about, she could’ve worn a predictable Givenchy couture look but instead she went with a custom dress by a hardly known designer. She deserved that award congrats to her!!
I like the vintage vibe of the whole ensemble, it would have been a great look on her. Sadly it’s pretty much ruined by the decision to take inspiration from ‘The Peasant’s Wise Daughter’.
I’m pretty sure she had to strategically hold her fur shrug in front of her crotch all night long otherwise we’d get a look at ALL of Rihanna as opposed to 95% of her.
At least you can see in one of the shots here that she is wearing a thong. I can’t imagine how annoying it would have been to hold that stole perfectly all night! And yeah – it’s too much – but I do reluctantly ahve to admit she looks pretty good *considering*.
Some people can pull off near nakedness.. But this this just tasteless and tacky and the front runner for the worst dressed of the year.. To add insult to injury… She wore thus to recieve a fashion icon award! Seriously?
Shame to the ones giving an award for this. The thing I hate the most from this look is her face – so full of herself.
She won the night. Unforgettable. Newsworthy. Great for the designer, too! To design that beautiful gown and then have the perfect model wear it at the perfect event. A dream! I admire Rihanna’s fearlessness. Cover up, for what.
+1,if Kim Kardashian showed up in this, it would be trashy on a whole different level, on Rihanna, it makes sense. Badass is the word!
Oh, this is BDOTY for me.
+1 For me too
I’m sorry, I’m not a prude but this is ridiculous! It’s not fashionable or stylish or fashion-forward…it’s a desperate attempt for attention.
The fact that she accepted an award for being a “fashion icon” while wearing this is a travesty!!
Agree. Desperate attention seeker just like Miley.
I think she actually looks amazing! There’s something so bad-ass about accepting a Fashion Icon award wearing close to nothing.
+ 1. and I am not even a fan of hers.
Totally agree with phrasing “being a badass when she is almost naked”
+1! Your comment nails it!
I like the front, but have to agree with FC about the rear. But I do also agree with you, Ri is someone who pushes the boundaries and really just takes control of herself.
A lot of the time it’s kinda, roll your eyes, but sometimes it just works. If she had covered her rear, this would be a great look IMO. Nothing screams confidence in a woman when they can wear something exposing their breasts and still look elegant. I’m all for changing the attitudes towards women’s breasts: if men can, women can too. They don’t have to be sexual organs!
Sadly, not even guys show off their ass, cause even that is distasteful.
Go to the strip club, Riri, this look belongs there.
Emperors new clothes
Channeling Josephine Baker, I love it.
Exactly! Its RIHdiculously beautiful…! That body…. jesus. And the craftsmanship of like 200,000 diamonds is incredible!
Yeah, I can see what she did there. And yet, I think I would like this more if it wasn’t Rihanna. It’s not that I don’t like Rihanna, it’s just hard to separate from her usual cheap and tacky style and place it firmly as a reference to Josephine Baker.
I hate that this look is associated with Josephine Baker who was a legend, a fighter, and had an icredible presence and talent. She went with risque but always in the right context and never in bad taste.
Worst dress of the year (even maybe even of the decade)!!! This should be forbidden….
Flapper? Showgirl? Stripper?
Oh, and “Icon”?
There are almost no words for this level of bad taste.
I think she looks fantastic! I love this look so much.
But again, I understand why people will loathe this look. She’s always a divisive fashion icon. Where Lady Gaga is probably the Tim Burton of fashion world, she’s more like the Lars von Trier of the fashion world. 🙂
Haha, good point! Sexy sexy explicit sex! More Michael Bay than Lars, maybe: big, brash, noisy, high budget, over the top!
HATE the dress/situation. Incredible face.
She is pretty much naked.
She is a gorgeous women but this is crazy
Despite the fact that I can’t stand this woman, think she isn’t a singer but just a sick attention seeker , the fact that I am more than tired of the sheerness trend and knowing that one day I will regret my words I must admit : I think she looks fantastic. Stunning.
The only person who could wear it at the most appropriate occasion.
I am absolutely mesmerized. She looks a goddess. There. I said. Still can’t believe I uttered these words.
It’s ridiculous !
She could have gone naked, it would have looked better !
Oh my god, this is a total disaster in my eyes. I hate this look.
Who let her in?
Lol, esp Appu’s and Alina’s comments. She’s giving good face but the rest can be taken back to the red light district where it belongs.
+1
I agree. I wonder who’s gonna be the next icon, at this point I bet on Kardashian or Cyrus.
And that’s why David Grohl calls these singers ‘stripper pop.’ Next, she’ll probably just show up naked.
They might have reconsidered giving her the award after seeing this lol
How about no, i’d say quite the opposite. This just cemented her icon status.