We truly never know what to expect from Rihanna.
You want a new album? Too bad, you’re getting Fenty Beauty. Super Bowl Halftime show? Pregnancy reveal. In short, when the world zigs, Rihanna zags.
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Last night proved no exception to her rule-breaking tendencies: Rih took a stroll through New York with her partner A$AP Rocky, where she rocked a two-piece zebra-printed set. In case you missed it, a leopard print revival has been brewing for some time now, with everyone from Kendall Jenner and Irina Shayk, to Maya Hawke and Dua Lipa taking the trend for a spin. (And don’t forget about the Wales Bonner Sambas that have everybody and their mother in a chokehold.) But Rihanna is going to do her own thing no matter what, and if that means wearing a zebra stripes in place of leopard spots, then so be it!
Rih paired the gauzy button-up and pants set with playful accessories. She threw a black patent leather bag over her shoulder and wore a pair of silver metallic ballet flats—perfect for a jaunt around the streets of SoHo—which she contrasted with a New York Yankees baseball cap. Maybe, to Rihanna, zebra is to leopard print what the Yankees are to the Mets? So whether that means you’re going to toss out your leopard print and buy a Yankees hat, that’s all you, but Rihanna will keep doing her own thing, regardless.