Rihanna Just Wore the Only Real Dress Trend That Matters in 2024
We don't get to see Rihanna out in the wild a lot, as she's pretty private these day, but when we do, you can bet she'll be in something special. That's why we all must pay attention to whatever trend she's deemed worthy. Nine times out of 10, it'll become the next big thing. This time, the silhouette she's given her royal stamp of approval to is the drop-waist dress, which means you'd be smart to get your hands on one (or a few) before every last option on the internet suddenly comes with a big, red "out of stock" warning. It's simple math really: When Rihanna wears it, people shop.
The Fenty Beauty founder wore a red version of the year's most talked-about dress trend to an event for her brand in Shanghai, specifically choosing pieces by Maximilian Davis for Ferragamo. The dress in question is a long-sleeve turtleneck style with a fitted drop waist and a drapey cutout skirt made of individual strips of soft red fabric that debuted on the runway at the Italian brand's F/W 24 show in February. With the dress, she and her stylist for the evening—Interview Editor in Chief Mel Ottenberg—added red leather gloves and a pair of patent-leather wedge heels in the same vibrant shade.
Scroll down to check out Rihanna's look in Shanghai. While you're at it, shop the only dress trend that matters this year.
On the runway:
On Rihanna:
On Rihanna: Ferragamo Vidya 105mm Patent Leather Wedge Pumps ($1090), dress, and gloves
Shop the drop-waist-dress trend:
Eliza Huber is an NYC-based senior fashion editor who specializes in trend reporting, brand discovery, and the intersection of sports and fashion. She joinedBest Knockoff Luxury Clothing in 2021 from Refinery29, the job she took after graduating with a business degree from the University of Iowa. She's launched two columns, Let's Get a Room and Ways to Wear; profiled Dakota Fanning, Diane Kruger, Katie Holmes, Gracie Abrams, and Sabrina Carpenter; and reported on everything from the relationship between Formula One and fashion to the top runway trends each season. Eliza lives on the Upper West Side and spends her free time researching F1 fashion imagery for her side Instagram accounts @thepinnacleoffashion and @f1paddockfits, watching WNBA games, and scouring The RealReal for discounted Prada.
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