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An Ode To Rihanna's Incomparable Style Evolution

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What is there to say about Rihanna's fashion journey? It is legendary, incomparable, and perhaps the only thing preventing the collapse of civilization. From her early days of skinny jeans to custom Met Gala looks, take a look at Rihanna's style evolution on the red carpet ahead.

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2005, VMAs

Wearing a sequined shawl, tan crop top, and white skinny jeans to the 2005 VMAs.

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2006, MTV Movie Awards

Wearing a halter mini dress to the 2006 MTV Movie Awards.

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2006, CFDA Awards

Wearing a satin blue gown to the 2006 CFDA Awards.

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2007, Grammys

Wearing a green one-shoulder Roberto Cavalli dress to the 2007 Grammys.

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2007, Met Gala

Wearing an embellished Georges Chakra gown to the 2007 Met Gala.

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2007, VMAs

Wearing a hot pink Armani Privé dress to the 2007 VMAs

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2008, Grammys

Wearing a bright blue Zac Posen dress to the 2008 Grammys.

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2008, BET Awards

Wearing a yellow tulle Giambattista Valli dress to the 2008 BET Awards.

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2010, NRJ Music Awards

Wearing a sheer white Jean Paul Gaultier dress to the 2010 NRJ Music Awards in Cannes.

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2010, Grammys

Wearing a white Elie Saab gown to the 2010 Grammys.

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2010, American Music Awards

Wearing a sheer red Elie Saab gown to the 2010 American Music Awards.

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2011, Grammys

Wearing a sheer and ruffled Jean Paul Gaultier dress to the 2011 Grammys.

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2011, Met Gala

Wearing a sheer lace Stella McCartney gown to the 2011 Met Gala.

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2012, Grammys

Wearing a black low-cut Armani dress to the 2012 Grammys.

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2012, BRIT Awards

Wearing a jeweled Givenchy gown to the 2012 BRIT Awards.

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2012, Met Gala

Wearing a Tom ford crocodile dress to the 2012 Met Gala.

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2012, Battleship premiere

Wearing a low-cut Adam Selman halter dress to the premiere of Battleship in 2012.

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2012, VMAs

Wearing a white Adam Selman dress to the 2012 VMAs.

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2013, Grammys

Wearing a red Alaïa gown to the 2013 Grammys

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2013, American Music Awards

Wearing a sequined Jean Paul Gaultier look to the 2013 American Music Awards.

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2014, MTV Movie Awards

Wearing a satin look by Ulyana Sergeenko to the 2014 MTV Movie Awards.

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2014, Met Gala

Wearing a white cutout Stella McCartney gown to the 2014 Met Gala.

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2014, British Fashion Awards

Wearing a velvet tuxedo dress by Stella McCartney to the 2014 British Fashion Awards.

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2014, Diamond Ball

Wearing a satin Zac Posen gown to the 2014 Diamond Ball.

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2015, Grammys

Wearing a pink Giambattista Valli couture gown to the 2015 Grammys.

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2015, Met Gala

Wearing a Guo Pei couture look to the 2015 Met Gala.

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2015, Diamond Ball

Wearing a gold satin Dior gown to the 2015 Diamond Ball.

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2016, BRIT Awards

Wearing a ruffled lavender Armani Privé dress to the 2016 BRIT Awards.

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2016, Billboard Music Awards

Wearing a vintage Thierry Mugler dress to the 2016 Billboard Music Awards.

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2017, Grammys

Wearing an Armani Privé look to the 2017 Grammys.

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2017, Met Gala

Wearing a ruffled, floral-inspired Comme des Garçons look to the 2017 Met Gala.

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2017, Cannes Film Festival

Wearing a strapless white Dior gown (and tiny sunglasses) to the Cannes Film Festival in 2017.

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2017, Valerian And The City Of A Thousand Planets premiere

Wearing a pink tulle Giambattista Valli dress to the 2017 premiere of Valerian And The City Of A Thousand Planets.

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2017, Fenty Beauty launch

Wearing a yellow Oscar de la Renta look with lace-up sandals to the launch of Fenty Beauty in 2017.

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2017, Diamond Ball

Wearing a high-low Ralph & Russo dress to the 2017 Diamond Ball.

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2018, Met Gala

Wearing a pope-inspired Maison Margiela look to the 2018 Met Gala.

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2018, Ocean's 8 premiere

Wearing a ruffled purple Givenchy dress to the premiere of Ocean's 8 in 2018.

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2018, Diamond Ball

Wearing a white Alexis Mabille couture look to the 2018 Diamond Ball.

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2019, Savage X Fenty show

Wearing a sparkling Alexandre Vauthier dress to her Savage X Fenty runway show in 2019.

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2019, AFI Fest

Wearing vintage John Galliano to the 2019 AFI Fest.

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2019, British Fashion Awards

Wearing a seafoam Fenty look at the 2019 British Fashion Awards.

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