IS RIHANNA FASHIONABLE ? - EMAN ELITE ( 09/06/2014)

Vogue in the modern day French language means ‘style’. Style something that each individual possesses, when it comes to getting dressed up and showing the world their particular Fashion sense. The magazine which has been up and running since the year of 1892 had an illustration of lady in a fuchsia dress as their front cover. However now, it seems Vogue is channelling the sex appeal of celebrities to boost sales and profits. In particularly Vogue Brazil as I say this, but regardless, it is the same magazine.

Taking a look at these two photos of singer Rihanna, I am failing to see the ‘fashion’. These photos are from Rihanna’s Vogue Brazil 2014 shoot. Taking the pictures from completefashion.org it said ‘The Bajan superstar shows no sign of slowing down as she lands another prestigious Vogue cover’ I am sorry ‘Prestigious’ it said. In my own fashionable opinion, there is nothing neither fashionable, nor prestigious about a woman grabbing her breasts in front of the camera. I am not saying that Bajan born and bred singer cannot dress, or channel her inner fashion self, we have all seen her do it. But Vogue is a FASHION magazine, which features and showcases style, fashion, and everything elite about clothes.

We all know that Rihanna is not afraid to show off her body, it is one of her major selling points, other than her music, but when it comes to Vogue, I would rather see Kim Kardashian on the front cover, once she has been styled by Kanye of course.

Fashion is what fashion is; let’s say it is in the eyes of the beholder. But this just goes to show that fashion may no longer be about clothes and style, but is now about the sexual exploitation of celebrities.  Rihanna definitely being one of those that likes to be exploited. I may be over exaggerating, but this is what I feel, and I am talking from both a male point of view and a fashion blogger point of view.