--- description: Singer Rihanna has won a legal case against highstreet fashion chain Topshop over the use of her image on a T-shirt. title: Rihanna Wins U.K. Legal Battle image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb3d1f6ad1917c171/69877b82f887dc193fe89b1c/461611080.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Rihanna Wins Legal Battle Against U.K. Store Topshop Over Use of Her Image by [Helen Regan](/author/helen-regan/) ## Helen Regan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jan 23, 2015 2:57 AM CUT  Rihanna attends a basketball game between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Los Angeles Lakers at Staples Center on January 15, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. Rihanna attends a basketball game between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Los Angeles Lakers at Staples Center on January 15, 2015 in Los Angeles, California.Noel Vasquez—GC Images by [Helen Regan](/author/helen-regan/) ## Helen Regan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jan 23, 2015 2:57 AM CUT Singer Rihanna has won a [legal](http://in.reuters.com/article/2015/01/22/britain-lawsuit-rihanna-idINKBN0KV15H20150122 "undefined") case against British high street fashion chain Topshop over the use of her image on a T-shirt. On Thursday, London’s Court of Appeal upheld an earlier ban on the store selling the garment featuring a photo of the Barbadian pop star, which was used without her permission, Reuters reports. In 2013, Rihanna sued Topshop’s parent company, Arcadia Group, saying that shoppers would be deceived into thinking she had authorized the sleeveless shirt and it was therefore damaging to her brand. Thursday’s ruling dismissed Topshop’s appeal against the ban, finding the store had infringed upon the “Diamonds” singer’s rights. The image was a photograph taken during a video shoot in 2011. \[[_Reuters_](http://in.reuters.com/article/2015/01/22/britain-lawsuit-rihanna-idINKBN0KV15H20150122 "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3679648/rihanna-lawsuit-topshop/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3679648/rihanna-lawsuit-topshop/"},"headline":"Rihanna Wins Legal Battle Against U.K. Store Topshop Over Use of Her Image","datePublished":"2015-01-23T02:57:01.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T03:49:14.944Z","description":"It is the first time a celebrity has successfully won a case of its kind in the U.K.","url":"https://time.com/3679648/rihanna-lawsuit-topshop/","keywords":["celebrities","Rihanna","United Kingdom"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb3d1f6ad1917c171/69877b82f887dc193fe89b1c/461611080.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Helen Regan","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/helen-regan/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb3d1f6ad1917c171/69877b82f887dc193fe89b1c/461611080.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Celebrities At The Los Angeles Lakers Game","caption":"Celebrities At The Los Angeles Lakers Game","creditText":"Noel Vasquez—GC Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3679648/rihanna-lawsuit-topshop/","name":"Rihanna Wins Legal Battle Against U.K. Store Topshop Over Use of Her Image"}}]}] ```