While recently in New York, Rihanna served up an amazing look for a dinner date with newish beau A$AP Rocky. Long known as creative collaborators, Rihanna and Rocky are rumored have turned their friendship into a romantic relationship sometime in the fall of last year.
For their outing at Italian restaurant Emilio’s Ballato in Manhattan’s SoHo neighborhood, her outfit was highlighted by a fall 1997 vintage Yves Saint Laurent fur coat layered over a Bottega Veneta mesh coat.
The coat was sourced by stylist Nini Nguyen via London-based Shrimpton Couture, an enduring source of vintage looks for the international pop superstar.
Commenting on the sumptuous mink fur, Shrimpton Couture proprietor Cherie Balch told British Vogue, “It has a very men’s bathrobe vibe to it that Rihanna loved with its slouchy fit and tie belt.”
Notably, Balch plans to donate profits from the coat to charity as she is no longer sourcing fur and has pledged to do the same for all remaining animal skins in her collection.
In addition to the two coats, Rihanna sported a Bottega Veneta leather shirt unbuttoned to reveal a black mesh bra. She finished the look with a relaxed fitting pair of faded jeans as paired with what has become a signature for her, white pumps, this time a pair by Italian label Attico.
Find additional details on Rihanna’s street style fit for the gods via Haus of Rihanna below.
