Rihanna made sure to turn heads on Friday when she stepped out in a punk-inspired houndstooth ensemble in Los Angeles.
Enjoying dinner at hotspot Nobu, the hitmaker, 33, went all out in black and pink trousers teamed with a checkerboard bomber and a matching head scarf.
Covering her face with patterned sunglasses, the star commanded attention as she enjoyed a night on the town in a bold T-shirt stamped with the words ‘true punk’.
Bold: Rihanna, 33, made sure to turn heads on Friday when she stepped out in a punk-inspired houndstooth ensemble in Los Angeles for dinner at Nobu
Rihanna even matched her footwear to her jacket and trousers, allowing her freshly manicured toes to peek out of her heels.
The Umbrella singer wore a black face mask in keeping with pandemic protocol.
She accessorised with layers of chain necklaces.
While it has been five years since Rihanna last released any music – her 2016 album Anti – the star has enjoyed phenomenal success in more recent years with her Fenty Beauty cosmetics line and Savage x Fenty lingerie collection.
However, Rihanna last week teased that she may release ‘just one’ track, as her devoted fans continue to request new music from the star.
Her ninth studio album, R9, appears to have been hit with long-running delays and is expected to be heavily influenced by her love of reggae and dancehall.
Making a statement: The hitmaker went all out in black and pink trousers teamed with a checkerboard bomber and a matching head scarf
She told Entertainment Tonight in July: ‘I am always working on music and when I am ready to put it out in the way that I feel fit, it’s gonna come out.
‘You’re not going to be disappointed when it happens. It’s going to be worth it. I’m not just gonna put it out just because people are waiting. It’s taken this long, I’m gonna make it worth it.’
Back in December, People reported that Rihanna and her boyfriend A$Ap Rocky twosome have been ‘inseparable’ as they are ‘very into’ each other.
Tying it all together: Rihanna even matched her footwear to her jacket and trousers, allowing her freshly manicured toes to peek out of her heels
A source told the publication: ‘They’ve been inseparable the past few weeks. It’s a new relationship, but they both seem very into it.’
‘They’ve always seemed to have a great time together. They have a lot in common.’
‘They both are very much about helping out in the communities where they grew up,’ added the source. ‘A$AP is generous, and so is Rihanna,’ said the insider. ‘A$AP is known for being a great guy.’
UsWeekly followed up by stating that A$AP has been very into Rihanna for ‘years’ as he constantly tried to get her to date him.
Rocky – whose real name is Rakim Athelaston Mayers – was ‘was always the instigator’ in their ‘flirtatious connection,’ the source added.
In February of last year, a source told Us claimed they were dating but they were not seen out together much until the summer.
‘Things changed over the summer,’ the insider added. ‘They’ve been together ever since.’
The two first worked together in 2012 on her song Cockiness. Then the next year they toured together.
And last year, he worked on her Fenty skin campaign; she was newly single as last January she split from her billionaire boyfriend of three years, Hassan Jameel.
Happy at last: Last year, Rihanna and A$AP Rocky were said to be having a great time together as they bonded in New York City just a few months into their relationship; seen in June 2018
It recently emerged that Rihanna, real name Robyn Fenty, splashed out $13.8 million on a seven-bedroom mansion in Beverly Hills, according to Dirt.
Built in the 1930s the home’s previous owners include Mary Sheldon whose father Sidney Sheldon created I Dream Of Jeannie.
Daniel Starr paid Mary $4.3 million for the property and then remodelled the place in a process documented on the Bravo reality show Million Dollar Listing.
He then sued the construction companies and contractors involved in the renovations, The Blast reported in 2019.
Although he listed the property for $15 million Rihanna’s allegedly off-market purchase cost her more than a million dollars less than that.
Sounds like love: And now sources are claiming that the two are very much into each other as they enjoy late night dinners and strolls through the park; seen in December 2019 in London