Harper’s Bazaar China August 2019 #1 : Rihanna by Chen Man

[MDNA]

Weibo: @时尚芭莎

 

[sweetpop]

I love the shot; I think she looks exquisite.

 

[RedSmokeRise]

Oh very pretty indeed.

 

[Benn98]

The colours look amazing here. Quite enjoyed her last Asian-inspired Chinese Bazaar cover as well.
If it were anyone else they'd have been dragged over the goals for this cover. But she gets the pass, time after time!

 

[MON]

Can’t believe Angelica Chung is allowed to thrive where competition like this magazine exists. Shame

 

[dodencebt]

It's a gorgeous cover indeed. I think this will get a social media pass because it's for a Chinese magazine and with a presumably all-Asian team. I imagine it'd be quite different if she dressed like this for any European or American magazine, no?

 

[kasper!]

Tacky costume. Very ANTM.

 

[Bertrando3]

Brilliant cover: LOVE it, very high fashion period inspired and Chinese elements as well. I prefer this elegant version over the rachid/homie Rihanna in US publications.

 

[Royal-Galliano]

princess of china, eh. is that a mind reader she's holding?

 

[Joromana]

It's a gorgeous cover indeed. I think this will get a social media pass because it's for a Chinese magazine and with a presumably all-Asian team. I imagine it'd be quite different if she dressed like this for any European or American magazine, no?

Yes. The difference here is she was invited to appear for a Chinese magazine by a Chinese and Asian team. It's respectfully done. Would be very different if this were on the cover of US or UK Vogue featuring a team with no Asian representation.

 

[mepps]

Absolutely stunning cover. Her best in years, tbh.

 

[reesewu]

Everything works here except for the shut eyes and that prop. The dress is so gorgeous, I wish they shot her in it looking regal and stoic like Mona Lisa without holding any gimmick.

 

[TommysBaby]

It's a gorgeous cover indeed. I think this will get a social media pass because it's for a Chinese magazine and with a presumably all-Asian team. I imagine it'd be quite different if she dressed like this for any European or American magazine, no?

Nah, it's the fact that she's Rihanna that she gets a pass. It would be different if it was some other artist/celebrity or even a famous model.

I like the cover and shoot. It looks very high quality and done well. Everything works. Vogue China is pale in comparison even with big name photographers.

 

[caioherrero]

What is she wearing?

 

[MDNA]

What is she wearing?

Iris van Herpen Spring 2019 Couture


vogue.com

 

[tjasmine]

Stunning!

 

[Perickles]

I don't like it . Bjork did it better. Too much dress and is an ugly one.

 

[Lola701]

I’m not impressed...
It’s fine.
Rihanna enjoy her fashion icon status and I don’t blame her but it doesn’t rock my world.

Nah, it's the fact that she's Rihanna that she gets a pass. It would be different if it was some other artist/celebrity or even a famous model.

I like the cover and shoot. It looks very high quality and done well. Everything works. Vogue China is pale in comparison even with big name photographers.

Exactly. If it was someone else, that person would have been dragged for not being « a Chinese on a cover of a Chinese debut edition »...
You know how social media works nowadays.

 

[marsnoop2]

This is not Harper’s Bazaar China’s debut edition

 

[Joromana]

Exactly. If it was someone else, that person would have been dragged for not being « a Chinese on a cover of a Chinese debut edition »...
You know how social media works nowadays.

No. This has nothing to do with it being Rihanna. She was invited to appear on this cover of a Chinese publication and styled by an all-Asian / Chinese team. This isn't cultural appropriation because she isn't using someone else's culture for profit; she was literally ASKED to participate in said culture by members of that community.