Rihanna yesterday Tweeted the cover and accompanying editorial (below) for her story for the September issue of W magazine, which describes her as “the world’s wildest style icon.” Perhaps what makes her an icon is not so much that she’s “wild” as she is open and fearless and not overly attached to always appearing selfie beautiful. As such, you pair her with talented creatives and magic can be made. The images were shot by Mert Allas & Marcus Piggott, who have often remarked that a lot of their success is tied to the hair and makeup that takes place before the shot, which is absolutely reflected here.
Note: we assumed the septum ring was Givenchy, but nope, in the cover image and most others it’s Meadowlark and for one image it’s Rachel Boston.
