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“Expensive Mosquito Net”: Rihanna’s Mesh Dress At New York Fashion Week Sparks Funny Comparisons
Rihanna turned heads when she arrived at the Alaïa Spring 2025 show last Friday (September 6).
The Love on the Brain singer channeled a 1990s look from the late Tunisian designer Azzedine Alaïa. The custom outfit featured a short corset dress topped with a crystal mesh coat that draped off of her shoulders and trailed behind her.
Highlights
- Rihanna stunned at the Alaïa Spring 2025 show with a custom corset dress and crystal mesh coat.
- Her 1990s inspired look referenced a 1992 Alaïa piece worn by Naomi Campbell.
- The event marked Rihanna’s first New York Fashion Week seated show appearance in ten years.
Rihanna paired the sheer ensemble, a nod to an Alaïa Spring 1992 look worn by Naomi Campbell, with crystal-trimmed Amina Muaddi heels.
She styled her hair in thick curls and wore delicate pearl drop earrings, a large diamond ring, and several bracelets.
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Rihanna wore a custom Alaïa crystal mesh coat over a corset dress for her first New York Fashion Week show in a decade
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The event at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum marked the 36-year-old star’s first seated show appearance at New York Fashion Week in a decade.
Rihanna sat in the front row to watch models Kendall Jenner, Gigi Hadid, and Vittoria Ceretti walk the new line created by Pieter Mulier.
Later in the evening, the Fenty Beauty founder changed into a brown slip dress by Jawara Alleyne, which she paired with diamond jewels, sandal heels, a Galliano bag, and massive Phoebe Philo shades.
The singer paired the look with pearl drop earrings, several bracelets, and crystal-trimmed heels
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The Barbadian singer’s mesh outfit was not every fashionista’s cup of tea, as it drew comparisons to shower curtains and an unmade bed. GoFugYourself even described the sheer look as an “expensive mosquito net.”
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If you’re wondering when she’ll release a new album, you won’t be able to mark your calendar just yet.
According to The Sun, Rihanna’s ninth album is “on the cusp of being released.” She’s allegedly “in talks for a huge world tour throughout 2025,” which would include a headlining show at the English music festival Glastonbury.
The sheer outfit was a nod to an Alaïa Spring 1992 look worn by Naomi Campbell
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Many people were not a fan of her dress, describing it as a “mosquito net” or an “unmade bed”
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This video of Rihanna serving the camera even in an off guard, last looks moment? She’s really everything!🔥🔥
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“Historically, she releases her albums in the last few months of the year, but the slow pace of vinyl production means the release date will likely be later than she would have liked,” a source told the tabloid newspaper.
“Either way, 2025 is set to be her year with a giant tour in the works.”
Her last album, Anti, was released in 2016. Since then, she has been focusing on her cosmetics and lingerie brands, Fenty Beauty and Savage X Fenty. She has also become a mother of two sons, RZA and Riot Rose, whom she shares with her boyfriend, rapper ASAP Rocky.
“She looks so uncomfortable wearing it,” one user wrote
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What do you think ?
Courtney Christelle 3 months ago
It would’ve looked better if it had been fixed to her bodice underneath so it could fall and drape without her having to hold it up. Looks like she’s covering herself with a towel after getting out of the shower.
Joey Jo Jo Shabadoo 3 months ago
She looks uncomfortable, probably because the bodice is too small
Courtney Christelle 3 months ago
It would’ve looked better if it had been fixed to her bodice underneath so it could fall and drape without her having to hold it up. Looks like she’s covering herself with a towel after getting out of the shower.
Joey Jo Jo Shabadoo 3 months ago
She looks uncomfortable, probably because the bodice is too small
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