RIHANNA’S BOLD FASHION STATEMENT TO LADY GAGA – FASHION NIGHT OUT NYC

Rihanna is sick of Lady Gaga getting all of her fashion magazine covers and popstar attention. 

So Princess Riri, dressed herself up in Grace Jones gear and fashion accessories and made her statement at Fashion Night Out: A Global Celebration of Fashion in NYC, Thursday night, that Lady Gaga is not the only pop princess with #1 hits who can be fashion fierce.

Being a global fashion event, Rihanna is also giving a shout out, to First Lady Michelle Obama, who shares the December cover of Glamour Magazine’s Christmas issue, 2009. Rihanna  had just finished her photo shoot, Michelle Obama is next, so she says to Mrs Obama “it’s your turn” now. She’s also shouting out to Gaga. It’s a political pop thing.

I am sure every pop star, actress, woman in entertainment, thanks Rihanna for popping Lady Gaga‘s ego by doing her far out and freaky Alien Princess rendition of Whitney Houston in The Bodyguard.

Wearing the black hood, like Grace Jones (and Whitney), Rihanna takes back the hood that Lady Gaga once used on her Poker Face album cover, to make Gaga look ‘mysterious.’

Rihanna also wears even more mysterious looking glasses than Lady Gaga ever has to send the shivers down Stefani Germanotta’s spine, that yes Rihanna has better fashion designers and stylists giving her the best fashion shizzle first.

Rihanna’s jewelry (bracelets and earrings) take pieces of Lady Gaga’s disco stick and accessorize the pop princess from Barbados with a fashion edge that pushes the boundaries.

Finally, to make her point really clear, Rihanna has a message glued in sequins to her clutch purse. The message says: “Such a [freakin] Lady. Now Your Turn.”

The message is, look out Lady Gaga, you’ve only done one album and I’m so sick of your over exposure! Rihanna, of course has had #1 hits off two albums. Her second album, Good Girl Gone Bad, had more than double the #1 hits that Lady Gaga’s The Fame album has had. So Rihanna makes a good fashion statement on the matter. 

You just know that after his healthcare speech, Thursday, that Barack Obama called Jay Z after seeing Lady Gaga’s Vogue Homme Japan photo shoot weirdness and the new President said:

“Jay, can you send Rihanna out there and shut that crazy Gaga girl down. She’s making America look bad! She’s getting a bit too weird.”

I kid. It’s actually a flattering tribute from Rihanna to Lady Gaga, to give the new kid, a shout out at all. Love it! Rihanna is a builder not someone who knocks another down. She knows what its like to be knocked down, and this Barbadian girl is a very generous and warm soul.

In 2007 Rihanna won big at the World Music Awards for World’s Best-Selling Pop Female Artist and Female Entertainer of the Year, as well as the 2008 American Music Awards for Favorite Soul/R&B Female Artist and Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist. Rihanna has attained five Hot 100 number one singles, becoming the first of the only two female artists with the most number ones attained within the 2000s decade. She also serves as one of Barbados’ honorary cultural ambassadors as an ambassador of youth and culture.

As someone who knows what achievement is in pop, she’s actually congratulating Lady Gaga here, and saying welcome to the club for all of your achievements in pop music this year. A nice nod from Rihanna to  the new girl. 

(Oh, excuse the French written on the clutch purse. With these featured images, I’m doing what’s called accurate fashion journalism and reporting here). images, Wenn.Com