Rihanna gave a nod to Andre Leon Talley with her Super Bowl performance look.
Rihanna gives nod to Andre Leon Talley with her Super Bowl outfit
The ‘We Found Love’ hitmaker, 34, paid tribute to the late Vogue icon - who died aged 73 in January 2022 after being deemed a trailblazer for is contribution to the world of fashion and art - by sporting a floor dusting red Alaia puffer jacket while taking to the stage to sing ‘Umbrella’, her 2007 smash hit collab with Jay-Z.
After seeing the look during the game that saw the Kansas City Chiefs beat the Philadelphia Eagles, the ex fashion editor’s estate acknowledged the homage by sharing a photo of Andre by sharing a snap of wearing his Norma Kamali-designed red jacket with lyrics to the song in the caption, writing: “When the sun shines, we'll shine together. Told you I'll be here forever… said I'll always be your friend”.
Rihanna and Andre - who boasted editorial positions at titles like Interview, Vogue and Women’s Wear Daily - were known friends and often showed off their tender rapport during the red carpet portion of the Met Gala, where in 2015 the ‘Chiffon Trenches’ memoirist became teary-eyed after seeing the ‘Diamonds’ hitmaker in her legendary Guo Pei yellow gown.
In the 2016 documentary about the annual star-studded fundraising event thrown by his ex-boss Anna Wintour, ‘The First Monday in May’, Andre said of Rihanna: “I love a girl from humble beginnings who becomes a big star.
“It’s like the American dream. That’s the way you do it.”
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