A practically naked Rihanna sparkled in a sheer dress encrusted with hundreds of thousands of crystals as she arrived at the 2014 CFDA Fashion Awards in New York last night (June 2).
The 26-year-old singer donned a custom Adam Selman gown encrusted with a whopping 216,000 Swarovski crystals, complete with matching headpiece and a fur shawl, as she posed on the red carpet.
The star was being honored with the Fashion Icon of the Year award at the prestigious event, which she collected from American Vogue-editor-in-chief Anna Wintour.
During her acceptance speech, Rihanna enthused: "I can compensate for all of my weaknesses with fashion.
"Fashion should never be frustrating, it should be fun."
Other fashion-savvy stars at the bash included Solange Knowles, who dazzled in a plunging metallic Calvin Klein gown, and Lupita Nyong'o, who wore a custom Aztec print top with matching culottes by Suno.
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Blake Lively arrived in a green and pink sequined Michael Kors dress, while Marion Cotillard donned a white winged lace Christian Dior dress.
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Emmy Rossum was elegant in a green Grecian-style J Mendel gown, and Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen were chic in understated black dresses.
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Olivia Wilde looked elegant in a one-shoulder fringed black gown, and Greta Gerwig looked stylish in a burnt orange gown.
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Blake Lively arrived in a green and pink sequined Michael Kors dress, while Marion Cotillard donned a white winged lace Christian Dior dress.
Emmy Rossum was elegant in a green Grecian-style J Mendel gown, and Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen were chic in understated black dresses.
Olivia Wilde looked elegant in a one-shoulder fringed black gown, and Greta Gerwig looked stylish in a burnt orange gown.
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