Rihanna has all the time identified the right way to wow a pink carpet — and on the British Style Awards in London on Monday, December 2, she fortunately upstaged one of many present’s huge winners: her very personal associate, ASAP Rocky!
The rapper picked up the respect for Cultural Innovator and stated that the award “means a lot” to him, however whereas he regarded extraordinarily trendy in his outsized navy blue go well with by Bottega Veneta, it was his reliably flamboyant love who stole the present.
Rihanna and Rocky, each 36, arrived fashionably late to the pink carpet on the Royal Albert Corridor within the British capital, with the singer carrying an ice blue Christian Lacroix fur wrap costume and black bustier together with sheer tights, heels, leather-based opera gloves — and that immediately iconic headpiece, which Vogue likened to Monsters, Inc! (She regarded superb, naturally — we simply really feel slightly sorry for whoever was sitting behind her!)
It’s not the primary time the couple, who share two sons, RZA, 2, and Riot, 15 months, has attended the British Style Awards however on the similar ceremony again in 2019, they arrived individually as rumors first swirled that they had been courting.
Being the final stars to reach at glamorous occasions has additionally develop into the trendy couple’s trademark attention-grabbing transfer. On the Met Gala in 2021, they confirmed up so late that Vogue’s livestream from the pink carpet had already completed. Perhaps they simply must get a extra dependable babysitter?
The Cultural Innovator award was given to Rocky to have a good time a method chief who has created “viral style moments which have had a profound affect on the style business and wider tradition,” and comes after the rapper wowed Paris Style Week in June, the place he debuted his AWGE runway assortment, American Sabotage. His supportive associate Rihanna whooped as he accepted his award, with British Style Council chief government Caroline Rush explaining why he was a worthy winner.
“From his Paris Style Week debut to designing the retro-futuristic neighborhood within the Moncler’s The Metropolis of Genius in Shanghai, Rocky has had a convincing affect on the inventive industries and in style tradition this yr,” she stated. “Via these collections and the promotion of his upcoming album Don’t Be Dumb, he has firmly positioned himself on the intersection of tradition and innovation.”