Rihanna gives us post-lockdown style inspo in miniskirt and strappy heels look for dinner in LA

Rihanna delivered such a strong look for a casual dinner outing, we’re going to have to thank her for giving us major style inspiration for the coming weeks.

As England begins to ease its way out of lockdown and with socialising back on the cards, it seems the pop icon has done her duty in giving us all a fashion statement to copy.

Yes, you’ll find us at the local park in groups of six wearing this exact combo after months of being confined to tatty loungewear. What of it?

For her outing at Los Angeles hotspot Giorgio Baldi, Rihanna teamed a pair of heels with bondage-style straps climbing her legs with a tiny leather miniskirt, complete with splits on either thigh.

Never one to shy away from a bold lewk, the Diamonds hitmaker rocked an ab-flashing crop top.

Her aesthetic was finished with a coat trailing the floor behind her like a cape, bold shades and bright red lips and nails.

We bow down.

Rihanna, the queen of the tease, stepped out after hinting that she may soon be about to drop new music after what feels like 45 years of waiting.

The singer-songwriter’s long-awaited ninth album, currently referred to as R9, has been in the works for years and will follow her 2016 record Anti.

Last week, the music star and fashion/beauty mogul shared a video on Instagram to celebrate Anti being on the Billboard 200 for five years, a milestone never before reached by a Black female artist.

She wrote: ‘Grateful to the most High for putting die hard supporters in my circle 🙏🏿 #Anti #WomensHistoryMonth 💪🏿 congrats to everyone that contributed to this era, thank you team.’

One fan saw their chance, commenting: ‘Celebrate by releasing a song!’

And Rihanna replied, giving us all a bit of hope during these dark times, writing: ‘I think I should (soon).’

She then added: ‘Just 1 tho lol.’

We’ll literally take just one song Rihanna; we’re OK with that for now.

Naturally, fans can’t handle it in the slightest, with one writing on Twitter: ‘RIHANNA JUST CONFIRMED THAT SHE IS COMING!!!’

‘Rihanna better be dropping a song!!’ another added, while one more said: ‘Y’all RIHANNA IS COMING.’

In October, she told AP that she had already held ‘tons of writing camps’ with potential songwriters to hunt out the best original tracks for the record.

She also explained she had asked herself some important questions while in the creative process.

‘You do pop, you did this genre, you do that, you do radio, but now it’s just like, what makes me happy? I just want to have fun with music,’ she said.

‘Everything is so heavy. The world that we live in is a lot. It’s overwhelming every single day. And with the music, I’m using that as my outlet.’

We’re ready.

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