Debby says:

Rihanna succeeds in workin’  this black ensemble due to the fact that she IS rihanna. Any other person, including other celebrities, would probably get slammed for wearing this outfit.

The hoodie dress is all crinkly and unflattering. The hood screams Grace Jones.

Those sunglasses remind me of the eyes of a fly. The spiked bracelet just screams bulldog dog collar.Upon close inspection, the gloves have pseudo patent nails on them.

The clutch looks like a piece of craft work done by a 5 year old girl obsessed with a glue gun and diamante crystals.

The shoes. Fine, they are from Giuseppe Zanotti. But still, not an easy pair of statement shoes to pull off. Especially with the feathers.

She’s got the spunk, she’s got the edge. So I’ll give this look a 9/10 for being brave (in mixing so many statement pieces in one outfit).

But for any other single living person to wear this, it’s a definite -100/10.

Kerrie says:

First thought: I wonder if she can really see properly through those studded shades, or does it actually give off the effect of looking through a kaleidoscope (or I guess, through the eyes of a housefly), so what she’s actually seeing are a million heads in shiny black swirling in front of her? I guess it makes entertaining the press a much more trippy experience.

I know, she’s probably trying to patent a Rihanna Look – but to me, it’s just lacking a little in the co-ordination factor, making her whole look pretty messy.

Thanks to the fact that everything on her is black, at least nothing is clashy, colour-wise. But there are just way too many things going on, with too many elements: studded cuff for example, with those shoes? It’s a no-go for me. She could have worn bondage-y heels – I know, slightly predictable, but I think it would flow much better.

Anyways, on to the wearability factor: If you really want to channel some Rihanna, then I guess you could nick certain parts of her ensemble.

Clutch – yes, shoes – yes, gloves – not really, not unless you are Karl Lagerfeld.

Shawl, shades, slinky black long sleeved top, OTT cuff – probably not.

But I’m loving the red lipstick so if you want to go all black and edgy you’ll definitely get my vote for the tint on your lips to draw interest. Just that little pop of colour can add life to a monochromatic outfit.

Overall – not for the faint-hearted, or chronically overheated, for that matter (’cos all that black in our weather will definitely send you into meltdown).

Score: 2/10 for real-life wearability factor