NOW: Rihanna didn’t know that she was pregnant with her second child when she was photographed in Malibu with her and A$AP Rocky’s impossibly-enchanting baby boy for British Vogue’s March 2023 issue. Rihanna, A$AP Rocky and Baby Boy Cover British Vogue March 2023 by Inez & Vinoodh AOC Fashion

THEN: Superstar Rihanna covers the May 2019 Beauty issue of Harper’s Bazaar US, styled by Miguel Enamorado, in couture from Valentino, Givenchy and Chanel Haute Couture. Promoting the upcoming May 6 Met Gala devoted to ‘Camp: Notes on Fashion’ at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Rihanna poses in Maison Margiela Artisanal jumpsuit while wearing Fenty Beauty makeup for one of two cover shots. Dennis Leupold is behind the lens, capturing Riri in all her glory. See product details in ‘The Art of Being Rihanna’.

Speaking about the proverbial marriage of Rihanna and couture, Harper’s Bazaar US editor-in-chief Glenda Bailey writes:

The incredible feat of design that is couture fashion calls for an equally impressive person to wear it. Our cover star, Rihanna, is fully up to the task. The multitalented artist, entertainer, and entrepreneur wears museumworthy masterpieces ranging from rainbow Givenchy to embellished Chanel with a confident ease.”