No one took on the Met Gala Catholicism theme as fearlessly as Rihanna, who dressed like the female pope the Vatican’s never had.
Bad girl Riri stepped out wearing a white beaded Margiela corset mini dress under a full skirt, with a beaded bishop’s hat to match. The outfit was accessorized with a pearl anklet and a bejeweled crucifix necklace.
The 30-year-old wore a hat which was reminiscent of the papal tiaras worn by popes from the medieval era until the mid-1960s. The last papal tiara — a bejeweled, three-Âtiered gold and silver number worth at least $15,000 — was worn in 1963 by Pope Paul VI. He gave his tiara to the world’s poor the following year in a dramatic gesture at the end of a liturgical mass held in St. Peter’s Basilica.
The singer has earned a reputation for being among the best-dressed, if not the very best, every year.
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