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Rihanna's Style Evolution

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By Emily Krauser

1:34 PM PST, February 12, 2023

The "Diamonds" songstress has always been fearless when it comes to fashion, and over the past 15 years, she has transformed from a singer to a style icon, fashion designer and makeup mogul. The Barbados native has never been shy when it comes to taking risks and putting her own spin on her wardrobe -- here are some of her best red carpet looks from when she first hit the scene through today.

 

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July 2005

rihanna at the Teen People Listening Lounge in 2015
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The singer makes an appearance at the Teen People Listening Lounge hosted by JAY-Z in West Hollywood, California


September 2005

Rihanna at the Baby Phat Spring 2006 fashion show
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at the Baby Phat Spring 2006 fashion show during Olympus Fashion Week in New York City


December 2006

rihanna at the 2006 Billboard Music Awards
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at the 2006 Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas


February 2007

Rihanna at 2007 GRAMMYs
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in Roberto Cavalli at the 49th Annual GRAMMY Awards in Los Angeles


March 2007

rihanna at Nickelodeon's 20th Annual Kids' Choice Awards
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at the Nickelodeon's 20th Annual Kids' Choice Awards in Los Angeles


May 2007

Rihanna at 2007 met gala
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in Georges Chakra at the 2007 Met Gala


September 2007

Rihanna at the 2007 MTV Video Music Awards
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in Armani Privé at the 2007 MTV Video Music Awards in Las Vegas


February 2008

Rihanna at the 50th annual Grammy awards
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in Zac Posen at the 50th Annual GRAMMY Awards in Los Angeles


June 2008

Rihanna at the 2008 BET Awards
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Rihanna arrives at the 2008 BET Awards at the Shrine Auditorium on June 24, 2008 in Los Angeles, California (Photo by Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic)


January 2009

Rihanna at the RIAA and Feeding America's Inauguration Charity Ball
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at the RIAA and Feeding America's Inauguration Charity Ball in Washington, D.C.


May 2009

Rihanna at 2009 met gala
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in Dolce & Gabbana at the 2009 Met Gala


November 2009

Rihanna at the Glamour Magazine 2009 Women of The Year
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in Stephane Rolland at Glamour's 2009 Women of the Year Honors in New York City


February 2010

rihanna at the 52nd GRAMMY Awards
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in Elie Saab at the 52nd GRAMMY Awards in Los Angeles


November 2010

rihanna at the 2010 American Music Awards
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in Elie Saab at the 2010 American Music Awards in Los Angeles


February 2011

rihanna at 2011 grammys
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in Jean Paul Gaultier at the 53rd Annual GRAMMY Awards 


May 2011

Rihanna 2011
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at the 2011 Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas


February 2012

rihanna at 2012 grammys
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in Armani at the 2012 GRAMMYs


April 2012

Rihanna at the 'Battleship' Japan Premiere
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at the Japan premiere of Battleship in Tokyo


September 2012

Rihanna at the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards
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in Adam Selman at the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles


February 2013

Rihanna at the 55th Annual GRAMMY Awards
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in Azzedine Alaia at the 2013 GRAMMYs


November 2013

Rihanna at the 2013 American Music Awards
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at the 2013 American Music Awards 


May 2014

rihanna at 2014 met gala
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in Stella McCartney at the 2014 Met Gala


June 2014

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in Adam Selman at the 2014 CFDA Fashion Awards


October 2014

rihanna at amfAR Inspiration Los Angeles 2014
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at the amfAR Inspiration Los Angeles 2014 dinner


February 2015

Rihanna at the 57th GRAMMY Awards
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in Giambattista Valli at the 57th GRAMMY Awards in Los Angeles


May 2015

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in Guo Pei at the 2015 Met Gala


December 2015

Rihanna at the 2nd Annual Diamond Ball
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in Christian Dior Couture at her 2nd Annual Diamond Ball hosted in Santa Monica, California


February 2016

rihanna at the FENTY PUMA by Rihanna AW16 Collection show during New York Fashion Week
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at the FENTY PUMA by Rihanna AW16 Collection show during New York Fashion Week


May 2016

Rihanna at the 2016 Billboard Music Awards
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at the 2016 Billboard Awards


September 2016

Rihanna 2016
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debuting her spring/summer 2017 Fenty x Puma collection during Paris Fashion Week


May 2017

Rihanna at 2017 Cannes
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in a Ralph & Russo gown and Chopard jewels at the Okja screening during the 70th Annual Cannes Film Festival in France


July 2017

rihanna at 2017 premiere of Valerian And The City Of A Thousand Planets
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in Giambattista Valli at the Los Angeles premiere of Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets


September 2017

Rihanna at Fenty beauty launch in London
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in a Molly Goddard dress, Rene Caovilla sandals and Chopard jewels at her Fenty Beauty launch in London


September 2017

Rihanna at the 3rd Annual Diamond Ball in NYC
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in a Ralph & Russo Couture gown and Chopard jewels at her 3rd Annual Diamond Ball in New York City


May 2018

Rihanna at 2018 Met Gala
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in Margiela Artisanal by John Galliano at the 2018 Met Gala


June 2018

Rihanna at Ocean's 8 world premiere
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in a Givenchy dress and BVLGARI jewels at the Ocean's 8 world premiere in New York City


September 2018

Rihanna at Fenty Beauty's 1-year anniversary
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in Calvin Klein by Appointment at Fenty Beauty's 1-Year Anniversary Party in Brooklyn


September 2018

rihanna at her 4th Annual Diamond Ball
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in an Alexis Mabille Couture jumpsuit and Chopard jewelry at her 4th Annual Diamond Ball in New York City


October 2018

Rihanna at the Fenty Beauty by Rihanna Anniversary Event in sydney
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at the Fenty Beauty by Rihanna Anniversary Event in Sydney, Australia


June 2019

Rihanna onstage at the 2019 BET Awards
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in Fenty at the 2019 BET Awards in Los Angeles


September 2019

Rihanna at Rihanna's 5th Annual Diamond Ball
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in Givenchy Haute Couture at Rihanna's 5th Annual Diamond Ball Benefitting the Clara Lionel Foundation in New York City


November 2019

rihanna at 2019 AFI Fest
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at the Queen & Slim premiere during the 2019 AFI Fest in Los Angeles


December 2019

Rihanna at The Fashion Awards 2019
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in Fenty at the 2019 British Fashion Awards in London


February 2020

rihanna at the 51st NAACP Image Awards
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in Givenchy Couture at the 51st NAACP Image Awards in Pasadena, California


October 2020

rihanna at fenty show vol 2 in 2020
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at the second press day for her Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 2, presented by Amazon Prime Video, at the Los Angeles Convention Center


September 2021

Rihanna at 2021 met gala
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in Balenciaga at the 2021 Met Gala 


February 2022

Rihanna
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Rihanna arrives at the Gucci show during Milan Fashion Week.


February 2022

Rihanna
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The beauty guru celebrates Fenty Beauty & Fenty Skin at Goya Studios on Feb. 11 in Los Angeles, California. 


March 2022

Rihanna
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The singer attends the Dior Womenswear show as part of Paris Fashion Week.


March 2022

Rihanna
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Rihanna celebrates the launch of Fenty Beauty at ULTA Beauty in Los Angeles as she shows off her cute baby bump.


October 2022

Rihanna
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Rihanna attends Marvel Studios' Black Panther 2: Wakanda Forever premiere at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.


November 2022

Rihanna
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The designer and singer attends Rihanna's Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 4 presented by Prime Video at Allied Studios in Simi Valley, California.


January 2023

Rihanna
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The stunning Rihanna makes her way to the 80th Annual Golden Globe Awards held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Jan. 10 in Beverly Hills, California. 


February 2023

Rihanna
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The singer poses for photos after the Super Bowl LVII Apple Music Halftime Show press conference held at the Phoenix Convention Center on Feb. 9.


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