On the red carpet of the 2014 Met Gala, an emotional Rihanna spoke with André Leon Talley about winning this year’s CFDA Fashion Icon Award - and was photo-bombed by Stella McCartney, who is also designer of her MET white robe.
Rihanna: “Honestly, very honoured, humbled at a same time. I can’t believe it, when I really think about where I’ve started and where do I come from, being from the Islands. Fashion was just something to play with. It was fun, a way for me to explain myself. I just felt into it.”
As Asociated Press reported, Zac Posen called the pop star a fashion risk-taker, who skillfully melds red-carpet glamour with a rebellious streak.
“She takes risks and she marches to her own drum and she knows what she likes,” Posen told The Associated Press in an interview. “It’s been an incredible journey.” He recalled meeting the singer at his studio before she launched her first album.
“She was a fashion world novice then,” he said, “but obviously she had looks and confidence and little-girl charm. All the ingredients were there for her to be a huge superstar: ambition, strength, and also vulnerability.” Rihanna’s occasional use of shock value, he said, “has kept her current, and balanced how classically beautiful she is.”
Rihanna also has a great appreciation for designers, Posen added: “That’s why people love to dress her.”
