Rihanna’s fashion evolution

At the 2015 Met Gala, Rihanna’s elaborate cape, made by Chinese designer Guo Pei, was so sweepingly huge that it required several train-handlers to help her down the red carpet.

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March 18, 2015 12:24 PM PT

A look at Rihanna’s fashion evolution.

Rihanna To Be Dior's First Ever Black Ambassador

Singer Rihanna will be the latest face of Dior, making her the first-ever black ambassador of the luxury designer brand. She is pictured in a pale pink quilted silk Dior dress. (Bryan Bedder / Getty Images)

Rihanna wears sneakers from the January Chanel haute couture collection to the Chanel show at the 2015 Paris Fashion Week. (Francois Guillot / AFP / Getty Images)

Rihanna stands out from the crowd in a fur and leather coat at the Miu Miu show at the 2015 Paris Fashion Week. (Pierre Suu / Getty Images)

Rihanna rocks a pink, poofy Giambattista Valli Empire gown at the 2015 Grammy Awards. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Rihanna wears a beige satin Ulyana Sergeenko bodysuit with a pastel pink robe dress at the 2014 MTV Movie Awards. (Christopher Polk / Getty Images for MTV)

Rihanna wears an Azzedine Alaia dress, Neil Lane jewelry and Manolo Blahnik shoes at the 2013 Grammy Awards. (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)

Rihanna in a black Armani dress at the 2012 Grammy Awards. (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)

Rihanna in Elie Saab at the 2010 American Music Awards. (Chris Pizzello / Associated Press)

Rihanna wears an open-back crepe gown by Elie Saab on the red carpet at the 2010 Grammy Awards. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)

Rihanna wears an edgy Viktor & Rolf dress at Clive Davis’ Annual Pre-Grammy Gala in 2010. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)

Rihanna in a sheer Jean Paul Gaultier dress at the 2011 Grammy Awards. (Kirk McKoy / Los Angeles Times)

Rihanna performs in a feathery corset dress at the 2008 Grammy Awards. (Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times)

Rihanna wears a blue, feather-trimmed Zac Posen dress at the 2008 Grammy Awards. (Liz O. Baylen / Los Angeles Times)