stylistically referencing a david sims shot editorial for french vogue, rihanna’s latest single “rude boy” takes a few cues from women model management’s isabeli fontana. below are images of the editorial which appeared for french vogue last november. rihanna is definitely a style icon; so this reference is no surprise. its things like this true fashionista’s will pick up on. the translation from high end fashion to commercial music ventures is growing by the minute & leading that entire movement is rihanna. with stars like lady gaga & beyoncé also contributing to these references, the music industry is seeing a greater merge of image & sound- i love it completely. i love this video. fast forward to 2:25 for the image reference.