They say fashion trends repeat themselves every 20 years, and who better to reintroduce a 2000s-era trend than Rihanna, AKA Ms. Robyn Fenty, herself?
Last week, the Fenty Beauty founder unveiled a video of herself trying on the brand’s new Gloss Bomb Cream Color Drip Lip Creams, which launched earlier this month. It’s no surprise that this fashion icon can sell anything she’s spotted in, and as much as I want to swipe that Gloss Bomb Cream across my lips ASAP, Rihanna’s fuzzy green bucket hat and matching fleece sweatsuit are what initially caught my eye.
Screenshots from Rihanna’s Instagram Reel showcasing her new Gloss Bomb Cream. The pop star-turned-make up and fashion magnate also wore the look while accepting the Collaborator of the Year award at the virtual 2020 Footwear News Achievement Awards on Tuesday.
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The fuzzy outfit that predicted fashion’s future
In 2002, after Kimora Lee’s Baby Phat fashion show in New York City, Harlem rapper Cam’ron stepped out in front of the paparazzi for his first ever New York Fashion Week debut, dressed head to toe in the most iconic furry pink ensemble to ever grace the public eye. As he stood there for several moments, holding a flip phone to his ear in the exact same shade as his fur coat and hat, the paparazzi snapped photos that would inspire fashion trends for years to come.
Since then, the look has generated tribute t-shirts and hoodies, socks, iPhone cases, bathing suits, Halloween costumes (see mine below), and a whole line of Cam’ron’s own apparel emblazoned with the image. It has also inspired a new Pantone color, been referenced by musicians like Kanye West, 2 Chainz, and Frank Ocean, and has even been incorporated into looks by Rihanna, Solange, Lady Gaga, and more. Cam’ron’s emblematic ensemble was custom-made, cost $5,000, and was eventually put up for auction in 2014 for $75,000. How much more credit could one need to be officially considered a fashion icon?
Rihanna attended Paris Fashion Week in 2016 wearing this pink cloud of a coat by Ella Boucht. 
Rihanna also wore an all pink outfit on her way to Good Morning America in New York City in 2016. 
This puffy pink coat — created by artist and textile designer Nadine Goepfert — opens Solange’s 2016 music video, “Cranes in the Sky” 
Lady Gaga wore a big pink fur coat on her way to the Tonight Show in New York on February 18, 2014 
Kimora Lee Simmons wore a pink fur coat as she took a stroll in SoHo, New York on March 11, 2004. Please forgive the watermark as I am only a broke blogger trying to entertain and inform my wonderful readers. 
Wrapped in pink fur, Khloe Kardashian showed off her baby bump in Japan in 2018. 
Lil Kim attended the Tommy Hilfiger Rock Style exhibit in head to toe Versace at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in December of 1999. Perhaps this is where Cam’ron got his inspiration from. 
IT’S ME! Ok fine. This wasn’t my Halloween costume, as you can probably already tell from the Christmas tree in the background. I actually wore this look to a semi-formal event in college because I wanted to be as iconic as Cam’ron. I was on some main character energy.
Needless to say, I’m glad Rihanna is bringing back a trend that will keep me looking hot and feeling warm all winter long.
kiki 