Rihanna attends the Christian Dior Haute Couture Spring/Summer 2024 show as part of Paris Fashion Week (Photo: Stephane Cardinale/Getty Images)
Cover Rihanna attends the Christian Dior Haute Couture spring/summer 2024 show as part of Paris Fashion Week (Photo: Stephane Cardinale/Getty Images)

This powerhouse performer is a bonafide fashion icon known for her daring jewellery looks on and off the stage

With nine Grammys up her sleeve, an empowering lingerie brand, and a cult-status makeup line to boot, Rihanna never fails to capture the world’s fascination. Whether it comes to music or style, the singer is renowned for her unparalleled ability to push boundaries, captivate and inspire.

From red-carpet events to walking the streets of New York, her aptitude for show-stopping accessories continues to redefine what it means to be glamorous today. 

It’s proven that a trail of diamonds follows Rihanna wherever she goes, and no one makes a style statement quite like her. Here are some jewellery moments that spotlight her style prowess.

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Diamonds for Dior

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Rihanna attends the Dior Haute Couture show during Paris Fashion Week (Photo: Max Cisotti/Dave Benett/Getty Images)
Above Rihanna attends the Dior Haute Couture show during Paris Fashion Week (Photo: Max Cisotti/Dave Benett/Getty Images)

The singer attended Christian Dior’s Haute Couture Spring/Summer 2024 show during Paris Fashion Week in a tomboy-meets-glam ensemble, pairing an oversized baseball cap and patent leather Lady Dior bag with a rather conspicuous drop-down diamond necklace. She finished off the look with a glittering silver anklet and white heels.

Maternity glam

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Rihanna pictured on the streets of New York (Photo: DIGGZY/Rex/Shuttershock)
Above Rihanna pictured on the streets of New York (Photo: DIGGZY/Rex/Shuttershock)

A pregnant Rihanna was spotted around New York City in an oversized, pink vintage Chanel down jacket made by Karl Lagerfeld, which opened at the bottom to reveal a splendour of bejewelled necklaces. The pop star adorned her growing bump with a gem-encrusted Christian Lacroix cross with a thin Chanel belt around her waist. She capped off the ensemble with a gold 1970s Rolex King Midas watch.

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Colourful crystals

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Rihanna attends the FENTY x PUMA sneaker launch party in Los Angeles (Photo: Emma McIntyre/WireImage,)
Above Rihanna attends the FENTY x PUMA sneaker launch party in Los Angeles (Photo: Emma McIntyre/WireImage,)

For the 2023 launch of Fenty x Puma, the “Love on the Brain” singer stunned crowds with a two-layered lavender jacket and a pair of acid-wash R13 D’arcy jeans with crystal detail. She stacked about USD 117,000 worth of gems with her purple ensemble, including three Bulgari necklaces of akoya cultured pearls, pink tourmaline and 18-carat gold beads.

A luminous performance

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Rihanna performs onstage during the 95th Annual Academy Awards (Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
Above Rihanna performs onstage during the 95th Annual Academy Awards (Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

For her rousing rendition of “Lift Me Up” at the 2023 Academy Awards, the singer opted for a black two-piece set by John Galliano for Maison Margiela. The outfit featured a rhinestone-embellished black bra top with long strands of crystals and matching black leather opera gloves. She paired the look with more than 140 carats of diamond jewellery from De Beers.

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Not your grandmother’s pearls

Rihanna showed off her jewellery finesse with an extravagant multi-strand pearl choker from John Galliano’s Dior Fall 2007 collection. This statement piece covered her neck and draped across a black tank top from Khaite, which the singer layered over a mesh bra. She finished the look with a Junya Watanabe coat and a pair of brown sneakers from her Fenty x Puma collaboration.

 

Red carpet radiance

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Rihanna attends the 2021 Met Gala in New York City (Photo: Arturo Holmes/MG21/Getty Images)
Above Rihanna attends the 2021 Met Gala in New York City (Photo: Arturo Holmes/MG21/Getty Images)

The icon herself showed up fashionably late to the 2021 Met Gala in an all-black Balenciaga ensemble with a bejewelled mesh cap peeking out from underneath a modest black beanie. She wore a glittering garland of three necklaces by Bulgari and completed the outfit with a pair of dangling earrings by New York jeweller Maria Tash.

Shining statement

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Rihanna attends the UK launch of her Fenty Beauty line (Photo: Karwai Tang)
Above Rihanna attends the UK launch of her Fenty Beauty line (Photo: Karwai Tang)

To commemorate the launch of Fenty Beauty in the United Kingdom, the style mogul was decked out in a custom lilac dress by Molly Goddard with a flower-shaped ring by Anabela Chan. Her heart-shaped necklace and earrings came from Chopard, one of her favourite jewellers, while Messika and Anita Ko did the rest of her refinery.

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