The Evolution of Rihanna

I suppose when Rihanna started out in the biz a few years ago, she had her own distinct style. Not one that I was particularly fond of, but she had her own thing. In 2007, for the Nickelodeon Awards, she revealed a shorter, hipper hair cut. I started to like her look then, and she had her own style then, too, she just updated a bit to be more relevant, which I completely understand. In 2009, she cuts her hair shorter, a bit Agyness-Deyn-like. I absolutely loved her hair at this point, as this was the time in my life when I was infatuated with Aggy. Then, she shaves half her head, and gives herself a faux/mohawk (who even knows what the hell that's supposed to be called), and puts blond streaks in it, and from then on, she follows up with weird outfits to boot.

Let me express my opinion on this matter a little differently. I don't actually believe in the word "weird", because you can't criticize what other people are really in to. Just because whatever this said person is doing or saying is something you wouldn't do, doesn't mean it isn't right. That's what they like, and you can't stand in their way. Besides, we're all a little out of the ordinary. What is "normal" anyways? But anyways, back to Rihanna, the reason I started this post in the first place.

I'm going to call her outifts now, just this once, "weird" because I know she isn't true to her own opinion anymore. She's lost sense of her own style, and now she only wears what is in style or a modified version of what Lady Gaga would wear. She did indeed update her wardrobe a bit, just to fit in a bit better in the business, but now, she's overdone it. I liked her look in 2007, when she had her own style and still managed to look good. What ever happened to the real Rihanna?

Below- the shifting looks of Rihanna.


2005

2007

2009

2009

2009

2010

Photos from here, here, here, here, here...and The Cut!