--- title: Rihanna Drinking Wine On the Street: Photos description: Oftentimes, Rihanna's wine glass lends an extra fillip of style and sophistication to an outfit that was already slaying. canonical: https://time.com/4431632/rihanna-wine-glasses/ author: Cady Lang article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-07-29T22:01:56.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:34:56.544Z og:title: A Brief History of Rihanna Accessorizing With Wine Glasses og:description: She often coordinates her outfit to her beverage og:url: https://time.com/4431632/rihanna-wine-glasses/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbfa6d116be1c803c/6988a079a988ca3cdd6b8e6a/rihanna_wine_glass.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1407 og:image:height: 791 og:image:alt: Rihanna Wine Glass og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: A Brief History of Rihanna Accessorizing With Wine Glasses twitter:description: She often coordinates her outfit to her beverage twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbfa6d116be1c803c/6988a079a988ca3cdd6b8e6a/rihanna_wine_glass.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # A Brief History of Rihanna Accessorizing With Wine Glasses > Sponsored content. 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Rihanna in pink pajamas, heels, and wine glass heads to her Recording studio, JULY 17, 2015 in New York.Josiah Kamaui'BuzzFoto via Getty Images  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Jul 29, 2016 10:01 PM UTC It’s a well-established fact that besides [being the world’s coolest Trekkie](http://time.com/4347726/rihanna-dior-sunglasses-star-trek/), [Rihanna is a badass](http://time.com/4398744/rihanna-bra-stage-reaction/). And in [true badass fashion](http://time.com/4265937/rihanna-fan-voice-concert-four-five-seconds-anti-tour/), she really cannot be bothered to care about [open container laws](http://criminal.findlaw.com/criminal-charges/open-container-law.html) when she is enjoying a fine glass of wine, which has been well-documented by the paparazzi. This fact was not lost on [Josh Edwards of MTV](https://twitter.com/joshuedwrds), who thoughtfully put together a timeline of our queen living her best life, often en route and with a glass of vino in hand. Oftentimes, Rihanna’s wine glass lends an extra fillip of style and sophistication to an outfit that was already slaying, a fact that was not lost on fellow badass Martha Stewart [who also recently rocked the wineglass as accessory look](http://time.com/4415265/martha-stewart-living-best-life/). While it’s not advised that mere mortals attempt this trend [outside of New Orleans](http://criminal.findlaw.com/criminal-charges/open-container-law.html), here’s a look back at Rihanna’s best sartorial wine glass moments. Here Rihanna is rocking Balenciaga with what one might assume is a dry Riesling. > [](https://twitter.com/joshuedwrds/status/758437175713263616) Rihanna also coordinates her makeup to her beverage; here, a dark lip with a full-bodied red. > [](https://twitter.com/joshuedwrds/status/758440666171076608) Pajamas out in public? Lingerie as a top? Wine out in the streets? All in a day for Bad Gal Ri Ri. > [](https://twitter.com/joshuedwrds/status/758445251954606080) This is an excellent question, but Rihanna is too carefree to care. > [](https://twitter.com/joshuedwrds/status/758446582010445824) Come rain, come sleet, come snow, there’s still one constant in Rihanna’s life. > [](https://twitter.com/joshuedwrds/status/758446946579251200) And she’s down to hit the bottle, no matter what the occasion. > [](https://twitter.com/joshuedwrds/status/758447651679571968) Color coordination at its finest — notice the matching lip, dress and wine glass combo. > [](https://twitter.com/joshuedwrds/status/758448330619949056) Canadian tuxedo looks are perfectly accessorized with a glass of chilled white wine. > [](https://twitter.com/joshuedwrds/status/758450159521062913) And the only thing more full than her wine glass are her sleeves. > [](https://twitter.com/joshuedwrds/status/758451013124751361) Cheers! > [](https://twitter.com/joshuedwrds/status/758449011590397952) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4431632/rihanna-wine-glasses/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4431632/rihanna-wine-glasses/"},"headline":"A Brief History of Rihanna Accessorizing With Wine Glasses","datePublished":"2016-07-29T22:01:56.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:34:56.544Z","description":"She often coordinates her outfit to her beverage","url":"https://time.com/4431632/rihanna-wine-glasses/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Entertainment","celebrities","wine","Rihanna","celebrity"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbfa6d116be1c803c/6988a079a988ca3cdd6b8e6a/rihanna_wine_glass.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Cady Lang","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/cady-lang/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbfa6d116be1c803c/6988a079a988ca3cdd6b8e6a/rihanna_wine_glass.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Rihanna Wine Glass","caption":"Rihanna in pink pajamas, heels, and wine glass heads to her Recording studio, JULY 17, 2015 in New York.","creditText":"Josiah Kamaui'BuzzFoto via Getty 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":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4431632/rihanna-wine-glasses/","name":"A Brief History of Rihanna Accessorizing With Wine Glasses"}}]}] ```