Fresh off the Runway...

Right about now I have the worst post-gig blues you could ever imagine. Queens of the Stone Age at Glasgow Hydro yesterday was probably the highlight of my life, and now I'm lying in bed clutching my beer soaked, sweat soaked (most likely urine soaked) tee...standard gig. I needed a pick me up and so after devouring a box of chocolates and crying into my pillow I started blaring some Rihanna. I've tried to lie to everyone including myself about how "I don't like her pop crap," truth is, her songs are too damn catchy and she has some pretty sweet tattoos.

Robyn Rihanna Fenty, or just Rihanna to you and me is a multi million dollar artist, actress, recent fashion designer and everyones' favourite bad gal. Created through Jay-Z's record label, she has gone on to claim six Grammy Awards, five American Music Awards, 22 Billboard Music Awards and two BRIT awards. Selling over 50 million albums and 180 million singles worldwide, Rihanna is now known as one of the best selling artists of all time, so I guess I could save a post just for her.

It was only recently Rihanna crossed over into the fashion world. She developed a taste for fashion design and apparently a real flare for it when designing a capsule range for Giorgio Armani in 2010. Since then RiRi has collaborated with popular high street brand River Island and by this month will have designed a total of three collections of 80 pieces. If you're still mourning the loss of being unable to wear her bright and beautiful summer pieces, fear not: her 2013 A/W collection is looking pretty snazzy!

Sneak peek at RiRi's up and coming River Island collection. Image from: http://www.riverisland.com/styleinsider/blog/2013/10/rihanna-winter13-campaign

"The winter collection expresses the strength and fearlessness that we’ve seen throughout the entire collaboration. Glamorous and sexy pieces come in the form of embellished dresses and tuxedo jackets - just in time for the party season, whilst matching tartan sets, leather skinny trousers and metallics inject a rock ‘n roll edge to the range."

So yeah, she has slightly, I repeat SLIGHTLY good music and skills in the fashion industry,  though I really salute her for her impeccable taste in tattoos (most of them.)

With 19 inkings in total on her fingers, hips, shoulders and inner ears, (just to be different) she apparently just can't say no to a cheeky visit to her favourite tattooist "Bang Bang NYC." Though the same praise cannot be said for her "Thug life," "Love," Hello Kitty style skull, and "Shhh.." tattoos, her others are pretty bad ass:

• Sanskrit prayer hip piece
• An Arabic phrase rib piece, meaning “Freedom in God”
• A handgun on her ribcage
• An Egyptian falcon shaped in a gun on her right foot
• Goddess isis on the front of her ribcage

Some of Rihanna's tattoos. Pictures from: http://www.dulcetfashion.com/rihanna-all-19-ink-tattoos-style/

                                      

On that note, myself and my massive tattoo envy will leave you to enjoy the rest of your weekend (cry)...before I end up booking my next session at the parlour...

Lauren x

Shop Rihanna's River Island collections and read the latest news @ http://www.riverisland.com/rihanna-for-river-island