Rihanna Glows Up in a Bright Orange Coat on a Sephora Trip in NYC

As in, she just found her best new Fenty Beauty foundation shade.

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There are street style stars, and then there is Rihanna, the queen of pulling off just about any look. And while she looks great in everything, the singer and entrepreneur seems to have a thing for massive, statement-making coats. There was the time, ages ago, when she stepped out in a massive heart-shaped red coat by Saint Laurent that still lives rent-free in my mind. More recently, she donned another oversized red coat, this time by Balenciaga, and wore it without pants despite the frigid New York City winter temperatures. 

But all of those were thrown to the wayside on January 26, when RiRi wore a poppy-orange-colored shearling and leather number while on a Sephora shopping trip in NYC. And, because of her aforementioned ability to make just about any article of clothing look instantly high-fashion, she styled the coat over a pair of wide-leg camouflaged pants and a pair of glitzy stiletto heels. Cue the old Mean Girls adage: I saw Rihanna wearing army pants, stilettos, and a massive orange coat, so now I want army pants, stilettos, and a massive orange coat. 

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Rihanna Orange Coat Jacket

(Image credit: Raymond Hall/GC Images.)

Keeping with the colorful theme, Rihanna layered her shearling coat over a coordinating orange sweater. Her bedazzled heels were from the Gucci x Balenciaga Hacker Project collection, proving to us all that the uneven concrete sidewalks in the city are no match for Rihanna's abilities. 

While us mere mortals would have worn a coat that luxurious on our next date night, Rihanna donned it for a quick trip to her local Sephora. A TikTok posted by Fenty Beauty Rih getting shade matched in-store by a Sephora employee proved that yes, finding your perfect foundation shade is an essential step in your makeup routine-and that even Rihanna herself doesn't always know what color to wear. 

The shocking outfit came mere hours before a massive Instagram announcement that Rihanna's organization the Clara Lionel Foundation, would be donating 15 million dollars to 18 different groups in the United States and the Caribbean that support climate justice initiatives, with an emphasis on organizations focused on and lead by women, LGBTQIA+, Indigenous, Black, people of color, and youth communities. The donation from the Clara Lionel Foundation is made alongside Twitter Co-Founder Jack Dorsey's #StartSmall initiative. Love Rihanna for the outfit inspiration, become her mega-fan thanks to her push for some serious change.

If you too would like to add a much-needed pop of orange color to your wardrobe this winter, keep scrolling. I've rounded up the best (and brightest) options for you to shop right now. 

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Julia Marzovilla
Fashion E-Commerce Editor

Julia Marzovilla is the Fashion E-Commerce Editor at Marie Claire, where she reviews the latest launches from fashion and beauty brands, finds the best on-sale items around the internet, and interviews experts to find the best products in any category to share with her readers. She also creates shopping guides that span every vertical on the site as an expert in everything from the best laptop bags to the best laser hair removal devices.

In her near decade of experience, Julia has both written for several top outlets in the E-Commerce space and worked at major fashion labels. Prior to joining the Marie Claire team, she contributed similar shopping stories to sites such as Bustle, InStyle, The Zoe Report, Who What Wear, and worked as the Trending Fashion and News Writer STYLECASTER. You can find her across the internet at @JuliaMarzovilla. In real life, you can find her creating shopping guides for her friends, cooking or baking in her too-small kitchen, or buying tickets for the next time Harry Styles is in town.

Julia has a Bachelor’s degree in English with a minor in Journalism from Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, California. She lives in New York City, her hometown.

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