Pregnant Rihanna seemed to wink at one of fashion’s greats during her rousing Super Bowl halftime performance.
The Umbrella singer, 34, who revealed she is expecting her second child after surprising fans with a baby bump as she took the stage, wore a red coat that resembled the late’s iconic Norma Kamali blanket coat Andre Leon Talley.
As she began to levitate above a transparent platform at one point in her show, Rihanna ditched her short Alaïa coat for a longer Alaïa puffer jacket.
And while her coat wasn’t the same one Talley wore, many fans took it as a tribute to the fashion journalist, with Talley’s official Instagram account also acknowledging the tribute.
‘When the sun shines, we will shine together. I told you I’ll be here forever… I said I’ll always be your friend,’ the account posted, along with a photo of Talley in the jacket, followed by the singer during the show.
A tribute: Pregnant Rihanna seemed to wink at one of fashion’s greats during her rousing Super Bowl halftime performance
Famous red coat: The Umbrella singer, 34, wore a red coat that resembled the late André Leon Talley’s iconic Norma Kamali blanket coat; In the photo 2018
Many even thought that the Barbados-born star was able to buy the piece at Christie’s auction from the late publisher, before it was confirmed that the jacket was custom Alaïa.
The account also shared a video of Rihanna on air in the fabulous coat.
‘You saw it?’ read a text overlay.
There was also a flashback video of Rihanna and Talley chatting and sharing a hug, captioned: “Living for halftime.”
Fashion icon and former Vogue creative director Talley passed away at a hospital in White Plains, New York at age 73 in January 2022.
GQ reported her cause of death as a heart attack, but an old friend said she passed away from complications of COVID and had underlying health issues related to her weight.
Rihanna was friends with the ultimate fashion icon, who was the first African-American to serve as the creative director of the fashion bible.
The hitmaker opted to wear all red during her iconic performance, when she took the stage in a red Loewe jumpsuit and Loewe bustier, before the Chiefs defeated the Eagles 38-35.
Iconic: When she began to levitate on a see-through platform at one point during her show, Rihanna ditched her short Alaïa coat for the brand’s longer puffer jacket.
Tribute: And while her coat wasn’t the same one Talley wore, many fans took it as a tribute to the fashion journalist, and Talley’s official Instagram account acknowledged the tribute.
Sweet: ‘When the sun shines, we will shine together. I told you I’ll be here forever… I said I’ll always be your friend,’ she posted the account.
Friends: Rihanna was friends with the latest fashion icon, who passed away last year. He was the first African American to serve as the creative director of the fashion bible.
Lovely: There was also a flashback video of Rihanna and Talley chatting and sharing a hug, captioned: ‘Living for halftime’
She teamed the look with scarlet sneakers from Maison Margiela X Salomon and a cropped red puffer jacket from Alaïa, which she later swapped for the longer version.
Nine-time Grammy Award winner Rihanna has confirmed she is pregnant with her second child after surprising fans with a baby bump during her highly anticipated comeback.
The star, who gave birth to her first child just nine months ago, sparked a social media frenzy when she took the stage and rubbed her belly in front of a global audience of millions at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, where The Philadelphia Eagles face the Kansas City Chiefs.
A rep for the star confirmed the baby news shortly after the performance wrapped.
He shares his first child, who was born on May 13, 2022, with rapper A$AP Rocky, who kept a low profile at the event. The two have kept their growing family under the radar, and so far neither musician has shared the name of her son.
Pregnant! Rihanna has confirmed that she is pregnant with her second child after surprising fans with a baby bump during her highly anticipated Super Bowl 57 return on Sunday.
It’s her first time performing on live television since 2018, when she joined DJ Khaled onstage to sing Wild Thoughts at the Grammy Awards.
Rihanna began the show suspended from a platform above the field while singing her B**** Better Have My Money single.
Rihanna stayed true to the hits and didn’t reveal any new songs during her performance, which featured 12 songs.
The hitmaker chose some controversial songs, including an excerpt from her verse from rapper Kanye West’s All Of The Lights, and also performed part of Jay-Z’s Run This Town, which also featured West in his original version.
All Red: The hitmaker went all red as she took the stage in a Loewe jumpsuit and bustier, before donning her Alaïa jacket.