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scene stealers
May 8, 2013

Street Style: Young and Fearless at Rihanna’s Concert

By Bek Andersen and Julie Ma

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Rihanna’s personal style has evolved drastically from her “Pon de Replay” days. As she’s ascended into R&B-slash-pop stardom, the entertainer cultivated her own look by making some daring sartorial choices (like shaving off the sides of her hair or showing her nipples) to finally rest comfortably in her fashion icon throne, improbably dressed in sweatpants and heels. Her appreciation for casual streetwear — whether that means fierce haircuts, unabashed use of color, loud print-mixing, or Timberland boots — has trickled down to the streets and, especially, to her fans. The Cut’s Bek Andersen visited the Barclays Center in Brooklyn last night, before RiRi’s final show in New York, snapping some of the most-inspired looks on the young and diverse crowd. Click through to see women rocking partially shaven hair, bright-pink heeled combat boots, studded leggings, multicolored Jeremy Scott x Adidas sneakers, and more. Sadly, no umbrellas.

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Aya Sakai, student/editorial assistant  Photo: Bek Andersen
Min Young Sing, student  Photo: Bek Andersen
Ashley Gee, VP in leasing commerical real estate  Photo: Bek Andersen
Iyeish Barrie, journalism student/model  Photo: Bek Andersen
Gigi Aragon, student  Photo: Bek Andersen
Brielle Robinson, marketing student at Temple University  Photo: Bek Andersen
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Tahana Jean-Marie, family therapist  Photo: Bek Andersen
Kylie Phela, high school student  Photo: Bek Andersen
Ebony Vinson, studying criminal justice/ works at Tommy Hilfiger  Photo: Bek Andersen
Chanice Leslie, nursing  Photo: Bek Andersen
Monique Connelly, horse tamer  Photo: Bek Andersen
Alexandra Marzella, editor at VFILES  Photo: Bek Andersen
Tracy Shapoff, trend director at Sam Edelman  Photo: Bek Andersen
Tahana Jean-Marie, family therapist  Photo: Bek Andersen
Livi Muchcav, high school student/dancer  Photo: Bek Andersen
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Margot Carlhian and Andrea Dotko, students  Photo: Bek Andersen
Angela Valoges, student  Photo: Bek Andersen
Nicole Kirsch, LIM student in fashion merchandising  Photo: Bek Andersen
Aliya Sampson, fashion merchandising  Photo: Bek Andersen
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Nicole Shapoff, school psychologist  Photo: Bek Andersen
Kay Amoyo, trademark research  Photo: Bek Andersen
Makenna Sidle, linguistics student at NYU/ Alexander Prescott, biological sciences student at CUNY  Photo: Bek Andersen
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