I haven’t been able to forget an outfit that Rihanna wore at the beginning of the month.
That color combination reminds me of a matchy-matchy Esprit outfit I had in the ’80s when Esprit was hot-hot-hot. As I recall, I wore cropped purple pants with a boxy, striped purple and orange-yellow top.
It seems everything reminds me of the ’80s lately, doesn’t it?
As for Rihanna’s hair, my Wear What You Want™ policy applies to heads too. If Raggedy Ann is your style icon, let your raggedy freak flag fly.
If Rihanna’s hair color isn’t called “yarn red,” it should be!
DWJ says
I too loved Esprit and everything was so matchy matchy! I’m kind of wishing the 80’s would stay away though. I didn’t love all of it.
fashion butter says
Oh shit, I love that outfit! Had not seen it yet. And I like that she went all out accesorizing with a foxy pair of hoops. : )
Nubiasnonsense says
haha Yeah I suppose that is a Raggedy Ann red. I like her recent outfits. I feel like I\’ve been reading around a lot and seeing people say her fashion sense might not be as good as it use to be but I like her new funkyness.
I wish you has a picture of your Esprit jumpsuit! I bet you totally rocked it <3
Madeleine Gallay says
Esprit was HUGE … the most amazing short-lived store in West Hollywood, HUGE, done by Joe D’Orso. Failure and later it became a CVS store.
I think that Alan Schwartz came out of there.
Liking Rihanna mostly because of that Eminem video.
Penny Dreadful Vintage says
Most people don’t seem to like her yarn red hair, but I love it, she looks sassy.
I have always hated Esprit with a passion, it makes me think of people who like sports.
Iheartfashion says
I was a big fan of Espirit in
Marian says
yes it is very 80’s! I like the mix of purple and orange. so vibrant
knitlit kate says
dude. loving the purple & orange…can totally see this with a touch of leopard. regarding the raggedy reference: redken actually makes a product called wool shake that is supposed to give your hair the texture of yarn. just sayin’.
hiyaluv says
you could totally pull this outfit off however us common folk-not so much;)
gina
The Well-Appointed Catwalk says
Wendy, I can always count on you to make me smile!
xo,
Marissa
enc says
I love these colors together. Rihanna does a good job keeping her looks interesting on all fronts: hair, makeup, clothing, shoes, everything.
Make Do Style says
Hahaha the red raggedy doll hair is brilliant xx
La Belette Rouge says
Yarn red is a perfect description. And, yes, that is a definite Esprit flashback.
Julie Anne Rhodes says
80’s nostalgia rules!
Suzanne aka Punk Glam Queen says
Hey Rhianna stole my hair colour! At least I hate purple.
XXX
Suzanne
Rebekah says
So many people have been stealing Rihanna’s old look, she almost HAS to do something new.
When you said Raggedy Ann’s wardrobe needed pizzaz, I was SURE you were going to loan her some jewelry. A pendant, perhaps? A thumb ring?
Jemina says
I LOVE Rihanna’s style, she is bold and amazing, LOVE her!!!
XOXO
J
fashion herald says
Wow, that purple and orange is like an old-school Esprit flag. And red hair is really appealing to me these days.
Audi says
Haha — I’ve flown my yarn red freak flag with pride!
apparellel says
omg esprit! i totally remember because i couldn’t afford it and had to thrift shop all my clothing. it was good in the end because i became more creative because of it. thanks for the memories!
xxx
t
Susan says
we still have Esprit shops here… are we back in the 80s? :)))
xoxo