Rocki may not know what the Met Gala is yet, but she’s already playing with a pretty important part of her mom’s fashion archive.
Rihanna shared new photos of her younger daughter, who just turned one, and among the bikinis, curls, and bags, one detail instantly caught fans’ attention: a mini version of the spectacular yellow look she wore to the 2015 Met Gala.
The original was designed by Chinese designer Guo Pei for the China: Through the Looking Glass theme. It had an enormous train, gold embroidery, and fur trim, and went on to become one of Rihanna’s most memorable looks. It also sparked a flood of memes as soon as she stepped onto the red carpet.
Rihanna said at the time that she could barely walk in it without help, but that it was completely worth it. And she was right: more than a decade later, that dress still comes up whenever people revisit her best moments at the Met Gala.
Now Rocki has her own version, much smaller and a lot more comfortable, but with the same yellow and pink colors and gold details that made the original unmistakable.
It seems Rihanna didn’t just pass her bags down to her daughter. She also got her started early on the archive of legendary looks.