Rihanna is a glowing, golden, glorious princess of style, there is no doubt about it.
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1. But let's not forget her humble beginnings.
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2. Her humble, Capri pants, cropped hoodie, and gold wedges beginnings.
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3. From a time when cowboy boots, a denim mini skirt, and a lime-green lace cami was a great look.
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4. And a metallic, low-rise, frilly mini skirt was also equally stylish.
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Especially when paired with a super-cropped white shirt-type contraption.
5. It was a simpler time.
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6. A purer time.
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7. A time for denim waistcoats.
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8. And white, super-cropped waistcoats.
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9. And pinstripe waistcoats.
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10. The mid '00s must have produced more waistcoats than the entire Victorian era judging by these pictures tbh.
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11. Also, it was a period in which curling up into a ball, wearing a striped off-shoulder top and shorts was also a strong look.
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12. Also, lederhosen were in, I guess.
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13. But it was Of The Time.
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14. No idea what the story behind this look is though.
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15. But it must have made sense then.
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Yellow diamanté Snoopy T-shirt? Denim cargo knee shorts? Gold knee boots with a matching gold sequin ribbon belt? Yes. The perfect look.
16. Although her style has moved on somewhat from the glorious days of yesteryear...
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17. It's clear that Rihanna has always had fun with clothes.
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18. And has always been true to her style at the time.
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19. You need to make mistakes before you can learn from them.
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20. She needed to wear these pinstripe shorts with a cropped, balloon-sleeve blouse...
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21. She needed to wear this waistcoat/top hybrid with jeans that showed her underwear.
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22. Before she could evolve into who she is today.
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Although who she is today probably wouldn't wear a brown, batwing hoodie with flared, low-rise jeans and leopard-print pumps.
But, let's be real...
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If she wore any of this stuff today, we'd all be wearing it within three months.
