Rihanna Just Wore Her Best Maternity Look Yet

THE RUNDOWN:

• Rihanna was spotted in Los Angeles in an archival Issey Miyake dress from the spring 2001 collection.
• The singer paired the avant-garde look with a pair of Ottolinger x Puma Mostro sneakers.
• She has recently been making press appearances for her song in the Smurfs movie.

Through three pregnancies, Rihanna has continually redefined (and raised the bar for) maternity style. No sculptural silhouette or daring style has ever been off-limits for the fashion figurehead—and there are certainly no elastic-waist jeans here. In recent weeks, she and her longtime stylist Jahleel Weaver have yet to slow down, as she’s sported fresh-off-the-runway Alaïa, Saint Laurent, and custom Dior by Jonathan Anderson (before it even debuted in Paris).

However, on August 5, the singer was spotted stepping out in Los Angeles in what might be one of her best archive pulls yet: an Issey Miyake cotton candy-like dress directly from the spring 2001 runway. The piece was designed by the brand’s then-creative director Naoki Takizawa (a protégé of Miyake himself). Takizawa was inspired by a world he envisioned thousands of feet deep under the sea—hence, the colorful and conceptual shapes that bubble underneath the fabric’s stretched surface. The result was a vibrant collection filled with crustacean-like adornments and many other bright and voluminous shapes.

Another look from the spring 2001 runway.

The dress is undoubtedly vibrant and bold, but the fashion mogul didn’t stop there. She paired the look with silver and neon green Ottolinger x Puma Mostro sneakers. With so many looks turned out in such a short time, Rihanna continues to keep us on our toes for whatever style surprise she has next.