Elle Cover Girl, Rihanna

Normally I don't buy magazines because all I ever do is stare at the pictures and read the articles months later when I'm bored. But I am really considering buying the July 2010 issue of Elle magazine with Rihanna on the cover. I think the pictures are stunning and she makes for one amazing model. No wonder she is the style IT girl right now! Check out some of the pictures for yourself and also a few blurbs from her interview.

In Balmain

On the album art for Rated R: “I wanted pictures that represented strength and fearlessness but still femininity — a strong woman who can be vulnerable. Every woman is made up of vulnerability and strength; no matter what race you are, no matter what you’ve been through in your life. Every woman has that strength that is undeniable, but we also have really big hearts. It’s just us.”

On designers she admires: “It’s clear there are definitely fewer black women in the high-fashion industry. One of the things I respected most about Gucci was that they did a print campaign with me. I’m a black girl on a fashion spread for Gucci — that was a big deal. I respect designers who aren’t afraid to go outside the box. I went to a Jean Paul Gaultier show, and I saw girls who are thicker than me, beautiful and voluptuous and different ethnicities. That made me so excited. I thought, ‘Okay, I can work that, for sure.’”