We profiled Rihanna’s red hair earlier this week. We also took a listen (and liking) to her hot new collaboration with Eminem from his upcoming album, Recovery . The girl can definitely be pretty bad ass. But inside is also a fashionista waiting to come out. Gracing the cover of the July issue of Elle , Rihanna muses on fashion and has a few things to say about glamorous, often unattainable – ideals of designers. “I respect designers who aren’t afraid to go outside the box,” she says. “I went to a Jean Paul Gaultier show, and I saw girls who are thicker than me, beautiful and voluptuous and different ethnicities. That made me so excited,” the singer continued. “I thought, Okay, I can work that, for sure.” Rihanna in Elle … and in concert. Of course, the beauty is leaving her mark on couture, as well: “It’s clear there are definitely fewer black women in the high-fashion industry. One of the things I respected most about Gucci was that they did a print campaign with me.” “I’m a black girl on a fashion spread for Gucci—that was a big deal.”
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Rihanna Graces Elle Cover, Talks Style
