BET Names Rihanna Style Icon of the Year

Sandra Rose December 29, 2008

I’ve been saying all year that Rihanna was way ahead of her competition in terms of personal style and trend setting.

It looks like BET was paying attention!

From BET.com:

Rihanna is the ultimate style icon. The girl knows fashion, but she never looks like she’s trying too hard. That’s why we’re honoring her as 2008’s Fashion Icon of the Year.

“Growing up, I wore my brother’s clothes, dresses with sneakers, or no shoes at all … I own over 100 pairs of shoes now.” (LINK)

Congrats to Rihanna!

sexyma078

Not surprised one bit!!!! She kills it on the daily!
jazi65

Go Rih Rih!
http://myspace.com/iyonah iyonah

Congrats to her stylist and team who have crafted the look and to Rhi Rhi also who has the SWAG when she wears what they lay out for her.

Rhi Rhi STANS fall back — I made a nice comment!!
goat76

BET…..HAHAHA….thats too funny….

BET been dead…..
Daisy

Go head Iyonah I see you..lol You get an A for the day!!!

I would def. go shopping with RiRi on any given day.

This is half the reason she is the new IT girl.
http://myspace.com/lorettadivine DivineBrown

100 pairs of shoes! She can’t be serious!

But she does dress her a$$ off.
CaramelDrop

okay okay – no hater here she deserved it! She’s a bad beyotch just not as bad as___________
pinky2083

I’ll give her that she is killin it in the style department, or should I say her team is..
KaraZ

OMG, this is the first time i’ve been able to access SR from my work computer, someone in IT must have fecked up Next stop is facebook!

Rihanna might not have the best singing voice, but she wears the hell out of some clothes.
http://myspace.com/iyonah iyonah

@ DAISY — WHAT’S THE OTHER HALF???
http://myspace.com/thegameoncw Bird

I can go along with this. I have been watching people imitate Rihanna all year, but still not do it as well as her. She has morphed into an almost rocker style and I love it.
KaraZ

@Divine, is 100 pairs too much or too little? Because, I probably own over 60 pairs and I feel like I could probably do with another 15 or so pairs before I’m satisfied with my shoe options.
http://myspace.com/thegameoncw Bird

DivineBrown Says:

100 pairs of shoes! She can’t be serious!
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I was thinking that number was on the low side. 100 pairs of shoes is not a lot.
http://myspace.com/lorettadivine DivineBrown

100 pair of shoes is not that much. I don’t count my shoes but if I did…I’m sure it’s would be that much.

I consistently donate to Goodwill so if I don’t have 100 that is why.
Daisy

@Iyonah she has HAWT songs thats the other half and she is a looker.

@Carmel please stop buggin she has Beywance beat hands down when it comes to fashion. Mama Tina has B looking a hot mess more times than not. I am not a fan of her red carpet dresses either.
Daisy

@Bird thank you ppl have been trying to pull of RiRis look all yr but it never seems to come off the same.
KaraZ

phew, thanks for the clarification Divine, I was beginning to think that the dude was justified in calling me a shoe monster.
http://myspace.com/necee518 yvonne79

Get it RiRi!!!
Krysi J

So, obviously BET is beefing with Matthew and their taking it out on Beyonce…cuz they act like Ri Ri can’t touch B with a ten foot pole on anything?? Im shocked :O However, I definately agree that she deserves the honor, well her stylist does of course.
CaramelDrop

Daisy, Boo! Not one time did I mention fashion or Beyonce love! I said she is NOT AS BAD AS_____________ YOU FILLED IN THE BLANK (HEHE)

I do have to agree Rhianna’s STYLIST TEAM have Mama Tina’s Hot Crispy Creole Creations beat hands down
Naima

can’t argue with this one. Singer of the year she is not.
Daisy

@Carmel LOL good one about Mama Tina. Tyra has her thinking she can do makeovers and everything now.
CaramelDrop

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAND IMO……..IF IT WASNT FOR THAT HAIR CUT SHE WOULDNT BE IN THE SPOTLIGHT – THAT PIC PROVES IT.
whyohwhy

I wish people would give credit where it’s due; her stylist.

Oprah looks good in designer clothes. Yes she has a look but it did not come from her.

Rihanna is the biggest fake of this century….
Krysi J

KaraZ Says:

@Divine, is 100 pairs too much or too little? Because, I probably own over 60 pairs and I feel like I could probably do with another 15 or so pairs before I’m satisfied with my shoe options.

___________________________________________________________ I think every girl at owns at least 40-50 pairs of shoes on average, so for Ri Ri to say 100 pairs….it must be top shelf expensive shyt like Gucci, LV, prada…etc…charging between $200 – $4000 for footwork can add up, even on a black card.
http://myspace.com/iyonah iyonah

@ Carmel – Mama Tina –bless her soul, she tries.
MUNCHOSGIRL

HER STYLIST DOES A GREAT JOB! KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK.
Daisy

@Why a stylist can only do so much the rest is up to you and how you pull off the look. Clothes look good on her cause she is tall and has natural swagger.
CaramelDrop

co sign!

whyohwhy Says:

I wish people would give credit where it’s due; her stylist.

Oprah looks good in designer clothes. Yes she has a look but it did not come from her.

Rihanna is the biggest fake of this century
shintrell

@ Daisy… Exactly. If it was all up to a “stylist” why is she in her own league right now when it comes to fashion? Why can’t some other artists pick better stylists or the same stylist as Rihanna? And I also agree with Bird about people copying her but still can’t pull it off like she does.
http://myspace.com/lorettadivine DivineBrown

LMAO @ Whyowhy!!!

Rhi does not pay for any of that shit she wears!! Her style game is mos def top notch. Regardless of who dresses her…

Her stylist should come forward.
KaraZ

@ Krysi, I’m sending your comment to the dude right now. He stays complaining about my shoes, like all shades of red are the same or I can wear peep toes in the winter time.

@ whyowhy… stylist or not, Rihanna is the one pulling of the look. You could give someone else like, Megan Goode in the same looks and Megan would still look like a part time escort.
Daisy

Although I do love me some RiRi I am actually an AKEYS stan I dont know if I have ever made that known so I have been able to blog. Just an FYI..lol
CaramelDrop

KaraZ not a part time escort! You hit that one on the head! lmao
http://myspace.com/necee518 yvonne79

^Yep, Megan should really get on board with RiRi’s stylist.
http://myspace.com/iyonah iyonah

I have always thought she was overrated — I don’t get the hype over M Goode @ all ..
Krysi J

whyohwhy said:

Rihanna is the biggest fake of this century….

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Now WHY oh WHY it gotta be all that, Lol. No doubt she’s probably a little arrogant…hell my son is spoiled as hell and even he is a little arrogant….but FAKE? Just aware of her prominence I suppose. The industry is fake anyway….she’s just playing the game.
Shauny

Well deserved. She came correct this year. From her head to toe Rhi Rhi has killed the game this year.

She also has this swag that others may lack to carry off certain looks. You have to give it to her, she rocked it. Congrats!
shintrell

Aww. I love Meagan. She seems like such a sweet girl. But she does look like a part time escort at times, lol.
Krysi J

KaraZ said:

@ Krysi, I’m sending your comment to the dude right now.

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Girl tell em’ thats just the AVERAGE…a bytch with a good job and 0-1 kid, probably averages about 80-150, and thats at 15 dollars an hour!! Dudes have the same fetish, but their shoes are so expensive (JORDANS almost $250 a pair) they have to take their time buying kicks. Women get a variety in cheap and in EXPENSIVE, we buy whatevers CUTE, damn what we PAID or if they’re RETRO…as long as they MATCH and the heel is pointy…LMAO
Krysi J

Meagan Goode is tired, and before long she’ll be LAME if she doesn’t get better acting roles ASAP.
Mississippi16

@ 40…
Meagan is lame and if you put all of Rhi’s clothes on her, she’ll look lost.
Lately, she wear decent clothes but still manages to look cheap.
Krysi J

Yeeeeeeah you right, I tried to give her a few props…she did make me laugh in “Waist Deep” with that little coupon check she tried to cash at the BANK….LMFAO! That was probably her best performance since…..since…..”Eve’s Bayou.” Now thats sad, how the hell you act better as a child then you act as a GROWN ASS WOMan??

Yea, she is LAME.
KAT

i’m not surprised….rihanna is a fly chick….loves her style. fe fe dobson and kelis had it first though…ri ri just got all of the props for it.
Daisy

I dont agree with the fefe and Kelis had it 1st comments. Kelis indeed does have her own style as well and did cut all her hair off and what have you but she is no RiRi by any means! They have two different looks and the thing with Kelis it comes off as trying to be different vs just being.
Daisy

As far as Megan goes she has a cute boyfriend!
Krysi J

But you know what Daisy, Kelis was on her way to being a fashion Icon….I can remember a few trend setting items from her video “Bossy”, as a matter of the fact that video was where I first peeped HIGH waisted pants coming back, and that bad azz bathing suit was the ish too. Of course her hair cut (I remember coming to the hair salon asking for “The Kelis”) and the silk dress she had on at the party scene was hot too. She was doing her thing, she just took it over the top sometimes. With Ri, she pretty much did the same except she kept her over the top moves tasteful and she maintained her fabolousness all year long.
http://mrswindycity.blogspot.com Windycitychick

@ DivineBrown Says:

Her stylist should come forward.

————————– Actually she has. Now for the life of me I can’t remember chick’s name but she’s a cutie and her look resembles Rihanna, so you know she is dressing her. (Her stylist name is in the current people’s style watch issue. I’ll go home and look and tell tomorrow!)
http://mrswindycity.blogspot.com Windycitychick

Found it– Mariel Haenn. Her website is hot
CaramelDrop

Windycitychick is On IT! Googling her now
shintrell

@ Krysi I agree with you about Kelis being a trendsetter but she just got so over the top. People still like to relate to a person and I can’t see myself wearing anything that she has been photographed in recently.

@ Windy.. thanks for the info on Mariel Haenn. Her website is hot. The most interesting thing is how many people she’s styled besides Rihanna. But Rihanna is still the fashion icon, lol!
CaramelDrop

OMG Mariel Haenn is the BUSINESS… I was mesmerized by Will and Jada’s pics. Mariel Haenn is a talent indeed and after viewing the site Rhianna should credit 90% of fashion success to Mariel
KaraZ

ok did anyone else peep that Megan is also styled by this chick, and still exudes that “stripper chic” vibe… So yes the stylist selects some fantastic clothing and has a vision, but it’s left up to the client to carry it well.
Krysi J

Chile, Meagan can only afford this girl’s services 1 every three months a year….therefore her business with Mrs. Haenn does not count. Im pretty sure her boyfriend would pay, but he probably say what the hell for, it ain like she doing shyt?
mimi08

Good, she definitely deserved it. Glad to see everyone is not in Beyonce’s azz and giving her stuff even though she didn’t earn it.

The best woman won. LOL
cocoa49

she deserves this… her stylist should be praised for a great job.
http://findentertainmentnow.com miesha@FindEntertainmentNow.com

Rihanna does have great style or a stylist…either way. HOTT!

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