Rihanna recap of the 2016 MTV VMAs: A lot of labels on display - but not hers

Rihanna, center, wears Hood by Air during a performance at the MTV Video Music Awards at Madison Square Garden on Sunday. (Michael Loccisano / Getty Images)
 
With so much style worth profiling on the way into Sunday night’s MTV Video Music Awards, we never got around to focusing on what was being worn (or not worn) by the folks inside Madison Square Garden – particularly Rihanna, whose multiple performances as well as being honored with the Video Vanguard Award afforded plenty of screen time for a handful of fashion brands. When RiRi took to the stage the first time, she was clad in a custom Hood by Air ensemble that included a custom pink “Cookie Ringer” T-shirt body suit. Finishing off the look were a Hearts on Fire diamond necklace, Lydia Courteille ruby rings, Cutler and Gross sunglasses and Comme des Garcons shoes.
Performance No. 2 found her kitted out in a pair of black Alexandre Vauthier pants, a pink, fur-trimmed bra by Rosamosario and a white T-shirt (or part of one anyway), which multiple reports credit to Adam Selman. (Alas, the provenance of the black mesh do-rag atop her head is unknown.) Wardrobe-wise RiRi went collaboration heavy for her third performance of the night, pairing a black Vetements X Juicy Couture bodysuit with long sleeves and padded shoulders (if you look close enough in some photos, you can see the word “Juicy” emblazoned in sparkly letters down the left arm of the outfit) paired with hip-high Vetements X Manolo Blahnik boots.