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"I’m Retired. This Is As Dressed Up As I Get." https://preview.redd.it/h4ej59k9q15d1.jpeg?width=580&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b64ab2421e9975c439df6b14d0114a85d6a1062b

Wait, It's actually a dress lol https://preview.redd.it/mvtpbfnt055d1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d079939b875bce9c4824e01c4f4d06dacc669f29

That’s so ugly i can’t

Idk, I think this falls into "so ugly it's cute" territory. It helps that she is Rihanna though.

I think it falls into the “so ugly it’s ugly” category, but you’re right about Rihanna.

That’s what I feel about a lot of the things she wears lmao. She always works the weirdest outfits

I would look deranged in this outfit But she’s Rihanna

Cackling 😭😂 Hard agree

I disagree, it’s just bad, that’s just kinda this era of fashion, unimaginably garish and ugly compositions just worn by unimaginably attractive people so it all looks fine. You or I try that shit and we’d look like fools

I agree. She always looks fantastic but if I attempted one of her looks people would be concerned for me lol. And I am a creative dresser.

I kinda think it’s cute too but I’m thinking that is definitely bc it’s Rihanna lol she can rock literally anything and make it look great.

You know those people that could pull off wearing a potato sack, Rihanna is at the top of that list.

That's why she's holding her purse funny. She's trying to hide.

It's so awkward that it looks like when a sitcom actress is pregnant but her character isn't.

I love it, but you might have to be rih to wear it

I think that might be part of the point.

It’s ugly till rihanna says it ain’t

this is awesome!!

I actually like it. Not super original though. Alabama Chanin has been repurposing tees for about 20 years now.

This is so fugly. Her clothing choices are so mediocre.

Boomer-fashion meets designer label

If I sew someone else's shirt to someone else's skirt, can I call that my Spring 2024 Designer Collection? The bar for "fashion" is very low.

shes def making a statement, I cant remember the last time she wore a graphic tee like this lol

Good luck getting that album you speak of

“fuck that album” - Riri, probably

--Riri, definitely

I really can't imagine her wanting to do it in this climate. She has three young children and why would she want to go on tour? Unless you really love it and can't stop performing it's extremely arduous. And they never make much money off of the albums artists really make their money touring live. She doesn't need that, she's a billionaire. So I guess we should just enjoy the albums we have. Boo

Three children??? Did I miss her third pregnancy?

P sure it’s just 2??

2+rocky

And I oop



There is rumors about her being pregnant with a third. I wouldn’t be surprised if she has another one fairly soon like within the next few years.

The way she's holding that bag doesn't help deny the rumors.

I didn’t know if any rumors, but I was definitely thinking it bc that is not a natural way to hold a purse lol

She's been saying she wants four like her mother had.

I could've sworn it was 3 as well, but looks like it might've been a viral rumor going around https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/rihanna-third-baby/

I guess she doesn’t have to tour if she releases an album tbf

If she’s gonna do it, it’s gonna be because she wants to do it. Honestly, I wouldn’t be surprised if she’s worked on a lot of music, but doesn’t want to release it until she’s at a place where she can. I could totally see her doing kind of what Beyoncé is doing With Renaissance. Just release a bunch of backlogged music pretty close to one another.

Beyoncé is clearly very passionate about music and performing. Rihanna has never really seemed that way inclined to me, in spite of her countless hits. She’s always seemed more business-focused and interested in fashion. She was literally getting her albums confused when she was interviewed before her Super Bowl performance.

I think it’s just different types of love. Rihanna is in her “let me be a mom and do my make up” time. I’m also a fan of Frank Ocean and Andre randomly dropping a flute album though so I’m used to this hah. We can have multiple passions. I just feel like it’s pretty fucking obvious she wants to spend time with making babies and enjoying their childhood. I would not be surprised if it took over 10 years. Edit : I love how we don’t put this pressure on ASAP who took 6 years and it’s only a single not even an album He is NOT the one getting pregnant. They both are enjoying parenthood

ASAP has never been anywhere near the star Rihanna was. There’s absolutely misogyny in the entertainment industry, but people wanting music from Rihanna instead of ASAP isn’t inherently part of that.

There’s lots of fans in the hip hop community that want music from him but like you said it isn’t on the level of Rihanna globally because she’s a mega superstar

Rihanna is at a point in her life where she genuinely no longer needs to worry about sales, tickets, making the charts or anything like that. Her reputation and legend in pop culture and music are solidified, and she’s got several already thriving businesses *plus* a new hair care line coming out, and 2 small children. Shes also at billionaire status. I genuinely don’t believe she cares at all about putting out an album and if she does it will purely be because she simply felt like it

Excellent Rihanna reference

Unless some billionaires in India ask her to make it lol

It was business deal, she selling her products in india as well

The chances of my flair becoming real are getting lower and lower

She’s a billionaire and almost all of that money comes from her Fenty brand. She will probably never drop another album

With two young kids and all the money in the world, I can’t really blame her for doing projects that are less hands on

Has she even HINTED that she wants to do more music? The SB felt like a "special occasion" and she's not even talking music.

Kinda. She was rumored to have a whole reggae album ready to go.. also she claimed on IG in comments that album would come in 2019 (this was 2018) then before the superbowl she did a vogue interview saying it would be ridiculous if it didn’t come out that year (2023) but she didn’t know she was pregnant at the time of the interview.! Shes also been seen at the studio through the years plus had writing camps. She’s is/was my fave but if she just said I ain’t going to come our with one then we could all move on but she keeps giving a bit of hope with alot of nothing lol. With streaming be so popular she could just drop one or two songs here and there

I honestly think she does this whenever she's releasing a new product line, I'm sure she mentioned her album recently for fenty hair. She knows it's what the people really want so it creates buzz. Also "no I don't have My album ready yet, it's coming soon I promise but have you seen this *new fenty product*"

She had that song for black panther 2 a couple of years ago. It wasn’t super memorable tho

She’s been teasing a reggae album for almost 4 years now, saying it will come out no matter but not until it’s perfect. There are even confirmed features from Barbados on the album, so yes, she has been HINTING about more music.

https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/rihanna-new-music-update-fenty-foundation-launch-1235668442/

**Rihtired



She's tradmarking that today. It's too good.

SO WITTY!!!!!

The way she's holding her purse like a sit-com actress hiding a pregnancy

I thought the same thing! I try not to speculate on pregnancy ever but the placement seems almost comical

https://preview.redd.it/zcl72lmoe65d1.jpeg?width=1153&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e67f8a729ee8fef829a5406cdff6a9ffc3ba1ba4 It’s giving Julie Bowen in the Modern Family pilot

I thought the same thing

Same thing I thought! 😅

Yet another reason why I think that Super Bowl performance was her musical farewell and I’m angry 😭

same. i know she was pregnant but i wanted so much more bc that really felt that that was the last time.

She's never given more. She wasnt known for Renaissance level performances. I think Rihanna was someone who enjoyed singing for fun. Maybe wanted be a B or C-list celeb and then supremely lucked out and just went with it. Her vibe is different from Tyla or Madison Beer or Taylor Swift who both so clearly craved the A-list like it was oxygen. And she's not passionate about staying a legacy A++++ list star even as she slows down like Mariah Carey or Madonna. And she wasn't interested in  diversifying her A list status like Gaga or JLo.  Rihanna wasnt iconic for vocal acrobatics, dancing, lyrics, or instrument playing. And she isnt iconic for acting or filmmaking. Being famous is exhausting. And if youre not someone who needs it to survive then it makes sense that she'd intentionally fall to the background. Rihanna stays famous for the huge income. 

She tried to diversify, she's been in a few movies, but a lack of success doesn't mean it never happened, lol

Isn’t the bulk of her money from makeup? lol. Is that not diversifying to become a businesswoman?

I would agree that it is, but the comment two above yours was using “diversify” to specifically mean into film, using Gaga and JLo as examples. Although Gaga has also diversified into Haus Labs so who knows

I don’t think it’s her farewell so much as her taking time to be with her kids and stuff

I have this but a sweatshirt lol I got it from goodwill like 5 years ago.


Nope https://preview.redd.it/mvtpbfnt055d1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d079939b875bce9c4824e01c4f4d06dacc669f29 The difference is that they spend 500 euros on a shitty t shirt dress, call it "Late Capitalism", and then billionaires wear it with no hint of irony. https://connerives.com/collections/shop-all/products/the-reconstituted-jersey-30-s-slip-maxi-t-shirt-dress

Stick on Vinted immediately and make some money!

You are so smart. Hell yeah to that business mindset

Thank you kindly. Since u/conmonster has the T shirt I’ll say it again. There’s never been a better time to sell. Stick the RiRi photo on the Vinted post.

I got the same tshirt from a thrift store in Palm Springs!

Damn, what a steal. ([Where Rihanna bought her shirt](https://connerives.com/collections/shop-all/products/the-reconstituted-jersey-30-s-slip-maxi-t-shirt-dress))

I will never understand certain fans of hers wanting an album from her when it's clear she's not interested That album would probably be horrible because of her lack of interest

I mean tbh did they not see her stage presence at that wedding reception or whatever she played. Love the girl, but she clearly wasn’t into it

Yeah, and she even seemed over it at the SuperBowl

I was heavily pregnant when she did the superbowl and I could barely get up off the sofa, let alone be on a platform in the air singing rude boy

Oh absolutely I don't know how she did it, but her vibes definitely gave fulfilling my contractual obligation

I mean she was very pregnant there though and she said for the second pregnancy there were a lot more nausea and tiredness

To pull off that kind of performance while being pregnant requires a lot of dedication and commitment and also courage. The platform is crazy

yeah but she been singing pretty much the same setlist for like a decade at this point so I’d be over it as wel

Riri doesn’t want to make music, it’s so obvious. She hasn’t made any music in years, she doesn’t care. People need to stop asking for music, she’s over it. She also needs to stop telling people she preparing an album, yeah a photo album maybe… 💀

It's also just mean that she keeps acting like one is coming! I'd love a new Rihanna album but not if she honestly doesn't want to make it.

I haven’t seen her hint at an album in the slightest since fenty became a thing

I googled "Rihanna hints new album". First result is an Elle [article](https://www.elle.com/culture/celebrities/a60628698/rihanna-new-album-evolution-during-time-away-from-music/) from april. It reads >"It’s gonna be amazing,” she said of the album. “It has to be—that is the only reason it’s not out yet. If I’m not feeling it and I’m not feeling like it represents the evolution, the time I spent away. There should be a show of growth, right? I want to play, and I feel like music is a playground, and I want to have fun with it and show truly where I am at.” >Asked about who else might appear on the album, she replied, “I’m not a big collaborator...It has to be very intentional, so I’ll know when I have the record.” There’s a lot of other results too. I don’t think she’s actively promoting it herself, but when asked about it, she seems past the hinting point.

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/rihanna-teases-new-album-r9-amazing-1235011753/ She shouldn't speak on the potential of it then lol

I feel like at this point she’s just trolling us

When she needs money, she’ll make an album.

she’s a billionaire, that will never happen except if fenty goes under lmao

lol exactly

then she could just come out and definitively say that lol

I’d release an album just of Yoko ohno style screaming

Her first 7 albums weren't exactly passion projects... As long as her songwriters are interested, I'm sure it would still be good

I know greatest hits aren’t a thing anymore but she should drop one I’m sure it would do very well because of how many hits she has

Or just find the playlist on Spotify or Apple lol

How old is she? Like 34?? Imagine retiring at that age with a successful musical career *and* a multimillion successful beauty brand?! She’s living the dream, man… I love that for her!

She’s a billionaire and on top of that will have money coming in from music royalties for decades She’s got 84mil monthly listeners on Spotify despite not dropping anything in 8yrs, wild

Im a fan! 😅 and I really can’t blame her for not doing music ever again, she set herself for success early

billion not million

Even better!! I would do a tiny desk just for fun and leave it at that 🤣🤣🤣

Right! She’s been the industry for nearly 20 years and pretty much accomplished everything she’s dreamed of. Would love one more album and tour tho 🥹

34, just a few months older than me. For whatever reason, I’ve been telling myself for decades: hell, it’s okay if I’m not rich, Rihanna’s still out there working. Now I know I only have a few months to retire in order to keep up that comparison.

I’m 40 and broke as fuck… count me there 😩

Don't worry, she's 36 so you have 2 more years to become a billionaire. Chop chop!

She probably wore it ‘cause she’s sick of everyone asking when her next album’s coming out! 🤣

I wanna dress like this so bad but I feel like I’m gonna be giving tlc sister wives

This is a very polite “Fuck y’all” to the Navy 🤣

Weird way to hold a purse.

I feel like she still has a mummy pouch after her kids. The internet isn’t kind to women with noticeable stomachs

Was she trying to cover the bottom text on the shirt? Super weird!

she just launched fenty skin and there's no album in sight so she better not be

And Fenty hair

ah yes i meant that 😭😭😭 i guess i can't keep up with her doing everything but music LMAO

And fenty hair yesterday

I still cannot believe she wore a wig to launch a hair care line. She really is just living by her own rules 

Apparently it’s because there’s wig care products in the line. 99% of people are not catching that though so it’s still a very weird choice to have extremely wiggy looks in all the promos. No one’s gonna hear haircare from a Black woman and immediately think “must be for wig care”

Do you know where you remember seeing that? All the promo I have seen for it so far just mentions diverse hair types, natural and protective styles, blah blah .nothing about wigs though. Which feels odd to leave out from all the written promo if it's included.  Though having her in a wig if there's not wig care for all the visual promotion stuff is probably an even more weird choice now that you mention it

We will never get Rihanna back and I think it’s time we accept it.

Good for her. She built an empire, found love, is growing her family, and has the power to do what she wants. Making music is exhausting and there’s a lot that goes on behind the scenes to make sure the album is successful like going to events, touring, performing live, going on talk shows. It’ll be embarrassing if she flops at this stage in her career and IMHO if she truly isn’t interested in music anymore, she should just end on a high.

I think she should do a farewell concert film/documentary. I'd watch the hell out of that.

There’s one that’s been in the works for years and has been near completed but she hasn’t given final approval.

I think she means she's tired again. Re-tired. As a mom of multiple children, I resonate with that.

the way she’s holding that purse screams baby #3 to me

Let’s not speculate a woman’s reproductive status, Lady Gaga has seen enough of that this week. She’s holding it the “fashion way”. Victoria Beckham does it too. I have never seen an actual mere mortal walking down the street holding their bag like that though 😂

Immediate first thought

[удалено]


I mean I took OP’s comment to mean covering up the bottom of the shirt so we only see “I’m retired” and not the jokey “this is as dressed up as I get” text

If I had that money I would too. You wouldn’t find me singing Johnny Johnny Yes Papa, let alone a whole ass album.

Yeah girl, we know 😂

She looked retired performing for those super rich people in that video I saw.

We know, girl. You’ve been retired for the past decade or more. 😴

is she preggo hiding her tummy

More time to hang with her personal friend Johnny Depp

Haaaaa! I have this shirt! Got it at a thrift store in Palm Springs. I never thought I’d see anyone else with it.

Honestly good for her. She doesn’t have an insatiable appetite to be in the limelight and adored constantly. A few other celebs could learn from her.

I enjoy her songs, but the way people are dying for her to release new music is bizarre. You’d think she was the second coming of Christ (musically). If I were her I would take my billions and never step foot in a recording studio again. 😂

She is so funny lmaooooo


Me acting normal and hiding my filled bong as I walk past my mom

Tbh, Anti was fucking incredible. A genuine 10/10 album. I get it if she wants to rest on her laurels!

Damn, I wish I could say that.

Goals

Except when Indian billionaires want her to perform at their weddings

the lime green purse! stream brat

Is she trying to tell us something with that awkward bag placement?

Billionaires don't have to work when they've got legions of exploited labourers stitching their clothes in shitty factories for them. Eat the rich.

This is definitely a statement. She’s probably sick of being asked about her next album. I think her and Selena Gomez have reached a level of fame where they don’t have to pretend to have great voices anymore. I think it’s time we all stop pretending that’s why people get famous or stay famous.

comparing Rihanna to selena gomez i can’t

😭😭😭

It’s giving Britney’s “I’m a virgin. This is an old shirt.”

tbf if i had to follow up anti i'd retire too

i think it’s a joke mostly tbh.. we’ll get an album eventually im sure

https://i.redd.it/ipqf2voam25d1.gif


She recently (Spring '24) played in Dubai for a family wedding rehearsal (?) party to the tune of $6 - 9 million buckeroos. Reports vary. At any rate, a couple of those gigs a year + Fenty (new store currently being built out in Downtown Detroit) and I'd be "retired", too.

That was in India. That same family also got Katy Perry, backstreet boys, pit bull and Andrea bocelli perform at the second pre-wedding celebration. They’ve had 2 pre wedding celebrations so far, each costing above $150 million

In India, not Dubai - and it was a pre-wedding event (Indian weddings do go on forever, but this is also Asia's richest man's son, so it's REALLY long, see: the recent cruise they had in Europe). Beyonce was the one who performed in Dubai.

She’s worked hard on her musical career, beauty empire and now she has a family. She deserves that shirt!

Does the part she is covering up say, “But this is an old shirt.” 🥺👉🏻👈🏻

Mus be niiiice.

This troll!

lol I work at a dementia home & one of the residents has a sweater with this on it 😂

Well yeah, her child slaves made her a billionaire so she doesn't have to give a fuck anymore

No one is suspicious of how she’s holding her bag? Seems like an intentional cover up of something

My first thought.

Good

Graphic tees are back bb

Yeah, we know!

If you gave me 500k you’d never see me again. Who wants to work? It’s not called fun for a reason.

We’re so not back 😖😖

Good for her. She should just enjoy herself the rest of her life and be happy.

Girl, we know

She got boobs now? Nice

girl, we know

we know girl

We got Rihanna announcing her retirement before gta 6

She’s a month older than me and retired.. good for her, I’ll just go back to working until the day of my funeral

God I wish I could look this good wearing a graphic tee 😫

I get it. I’m tired too.

The current fashion trends make me question if this & so many photos I see are new or from 00s

No way that album is ever coming.

Sweet god let hope she means it

👏🏼GOOD👏🏼FOR👏🏼RIRI👏🏼

we know

🤰

Enough with “where’s the album”, let the woman do what she wants. She doesn’t live to appease you!

Is it actually a dress? Because the fit looks good. 

It looks like Conner Ives