This weekend marked 38 years of Rihanna: a multi-million dollar beauty business, eight studio albums, and endlessly excellent fashion choices. For her 38th birthday, Rih opted to embrace some special vintage Gucci.
The pop star and mogul stepped out for dinner with her partner A$AP Rocky at—where else?—but their favorite Santa Monica red sauce joint, Giorgio Baldi. From the Merc to the maître d’, this is where Rihanna has served some of her very best looks over the years: below-the-bump Alaia, Balenciaga sets, a suite of vintage handbags and Amina Muaddi shoes. For her birthday dinner, Rihanna opted for a fuzzy vintage Gucci 1999 cropped coat with varying stripes of fur cuffed up to the elbows, with stripes of tiger print. Underneath, she wore a long, clingy, sheer black dress and barely there black stilettos that showed her neon green pedicure. Glam was typically glowy, and she wore her hair long and curled.
A$AP Rocky sported a red plaid button-down shirt with cream trousers, black loafers, and dark Ray-Ban sunglasses.
It was a relatively laidback look for the couple’s date night: Giorgio Baldi is both Rihanna’s favorite restaurant and her most frequented runway.
Photo: Getty Images
Photo: Getty Images
Despite famously hailing from Barbados, Rihanna really comes into her own with glamorous winter dressing, from double denim to every kind of animal print, and full AWGE. When paired with Rocky, they’re unstoppable. Case in point: their recent Valentine’s Day dinner, when the couple headed to Michelin star seafood spot Caviar Russe in New York wearing their best leathers.
Vintage gems, like this Gucci 1999 piece, are also typical of the Rihanna school of style, from archival accessories and custom couture, to Chanel faux fur jackets, retro sports jerseys, or Galliano-era Dior saddle bags.
Happy birthday, Rihanna—a true fashion girl. Check back on her best fashion moments across her 38 years here.