For all the expected things that may happen in the fashion industry, once in a while a blue moon will come along. Here’s one for you today: Vogue Italia has named Rihanna as their “Woman of the Year.”
Vogue justified their decision saying RiRi was the “undisputed best contender to the role of queen of pop.” They went on to rave that “her career has always been based on the cunning use of sexiness and provocation.”
Vogue were a bit surprised. Sexiness and and the ability to provoke may be great qualities in a pop star, but they don’t necessarily make the best case for “Woman of the Year.” Then again, the magazine also sited her independence and energy as sources of inspiration. “She has managed to cultivate her career despite the many tragedies affecting her private life: from her father’s addiction to crack … to the violence caused to her in 2009 by [her] then-boyfriend, Chris Brown,” they wrote. Which, fair enough.
But, despite her September issue (actually make that issues, Ri covers Glamour next month, too), it’s not all good news for Rihanna. In February, the singer was sued by artist David LaChapelle for allegedly copying eight scenes from a film of LaChapelle’s in her S&M video.
Check out Rihanna’s almost unrecognizable, but seriously fierce spread in Vogue Italia.
Vogue justified their decision saying RiRi was the “undisputed best contender to the role of queen of pop.” They went on to rave that “her career has always been based on the cunning use of sexiness and provocation.”
Vogue were a bit surprised. Sexiness and and the ability to provoke may be great qualities in a pop star, but they don’t necessarily make the best case for “Woman of the Year.” Then again, the magazine also sited her independence and energy as sources of inspiration. “She has managed to cultivate her career despite the many tragedies affecting her private life: from her father’s addiction to crack … to the violence caused to her in 2009 by [her] then-boyfriend, Chris Brown,” they wrote. Which, fair enough.
But, despite her September issue (actually make that issues, Ri covers Glamour next month, too), it’s not all good news for Rihanna. In February, the singer was sued by artist David LaChapelle for allegedly copying eight scenes from a film of LaChapelle’s in her S&M video.
Check out Rihanna’s almost unrecognizable, but seriously fierce spread in Vogue Italia.