I never thought "Rihanna" and "minimalist" could belong in the same headline. I associate Rihanna with styling Louis Vuitton for a CVS run or remixing colorful Loewe and Comme des Garçons into maternity clothes—sampling the pared-back restraint of a Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy. But even Rihanna saw the high-vamp flats trend, the minimalist spring shoe trend du jour, and decided she needed to step up her understated footwear game.
The last time I saw Rihanna, she was ascending the Met Gala steps and Marie Claire's best-dressed list in custom Maison Margiela. The dress was less of a dress and more of a space-age cocoon, combining liquid metal fabric with an assemblage of crystal embellishments. In other words, she was the walking definition of maximalism. All of a day later, she made a 180-degree turn toward the minimal with her post-Gala outfit.
