If logomania was a city, I'd like to personally nominate Rihanna as mayor.
Last night, the fashion-beauty-music mogul made her way to her favored Italian eatery, Santa Monica's Giorgio Baldi, accompanied by beau A$AP Rocky. And, as per usual, Rihanna took the outing as an opportunity to flaunt some serious Fashion (emphasis on the capital F) looks, this time going all out with the monogrammed logos as seen in the Gucci and Balenciaga Hacker Project.
The 100th anniversary collection from Gucci creative director Alessandro Michele made waves last year when it "hacked" Parisian fashion house Balenciaga, a luxe partnership that culminated in splashy monogrammed outerwear, suiting, and even accessories like bags, chain necklaces, and boots.
For her outing, Rihanna wore the collection's monogrammed cocoon puffer gilet in beige, which features brown canvas jacquard detailing. Her matching headscarf and black-framed, red-tinted sunglasses also bore the houses' dual logos. She finished the look with a dark-brown midi skirt, strappy gold stilettos, and a Briony Raymond ring.
Rocky held his own next to his girlfriend, wearing a yellow-and-white checkered balaclava, a colorfully marked denim jacket, a brown flannel, a graphic T-shirt, gray sweatpants, and Nike sneakers.
Rihanna is far from the first celeb to show the Gucci and Balenciaga collaboration some love. Beyoncé repped the collection during a December Las Vegas vacation with Jay-Z.
Last month, Bey posted photos of herself to Instagram in the sold-out Gucci x Balenciaga crystal-bedazzled jacket (which costs $13,000). The silver blazer displayed the brands' logos diagonally, and Gucci's monogram also covered her shimmering leggings and fingerless gloves.
As an associate editor at HarpersBAZAAR.com, Chelsey keeps a finger on the pulse on all things celeb news. She also writes on social movements, connecting with activists leading the fight on workers' rights, climate justice, and more. Offline, she’s probably spending too much time on TikTok, rewatching Emma (the 2020 version, of course), or buying yet another corset.
