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Need some immediate styling inspiration? Just hang out around the entrance of Giorgio Baldi in Santa Monica for long enough and you’ll spot Rihanna. The singer, who makes several trips to her favorite Italian restaurant every week, makes the walk from the Merc to the dining room her runway.
We know Rihanna is the master of high-low dressing, often mixing luxury labels with sportswear, ladylike bags with more androgynous silhouettes, fuzzy coats and sneakers. This week, the Fenty founder pulled out a more subversive accessorizing moment that elevated some more casual attire.
Last night (March 21), she stepped out to probably have her usual—half-portions of ravioli with ricotta cheese, gnocchi, and spaghetti pomodoro with basil—at Giorgio Baldi, wearing an oversized black Balanciaga jacket, loose blue Citizens of Humanity jeans, and pointed burgundy pumps. All simple and understated, so far. But it wouldn’t be a Rih fit without adding some outre accessories. This time, she doubled up on ultra-rare handbags: Chanel’s Double Twin Bags. The medium and small-sized quilted, single flap bags with the gold tone metal cc logo twist locks connect at the handle. She also wore a pair of oversized, orange-lensed Tom Ford sunglasses.
While the Chanel twin bags are more than a little coveted—a set will set you back at least $10K—there is a replicable element to the look. You don’t need a Chanel bag to act as a bag charm to an even bigger Chanel bag, bit more is more, certainly! If you bought into the ultra-mini bag trend of the last half decade, you could always tote it along with your more practical accompaniment. Your lip gloss needs its own bag.
The previous evening, Rihanna was spotted with the same Chanel duo, this time, wearing a Chanel 1989 baseball jersey (sourced by celebrity vintage go-to Archive Vintage), an Yves Saint Laurent pinstripe navy blazer, light blue wash baggy jeans, as-of-yet-unreleased reflective Puma sneakers, and a New York Yankees baseball cap. A pitch-perfect, refined sporty look.
So the ANTI singer has once again added to her storied archival bag collection, which she regularly rotates and returns to. Favorites include bags from across Tom Ford’s Gucci oeuvre, classic Dior Saddles, and a 1990s-era Fendi Zucca mini bag with a furry tail charm sourced once again from her go-to vintage dealers, Archive Vintage.
While capacious bags are so back (just ask Bella Hadid), Rihanna finds a way to subversively, sartorially hold her own.
