Rihanna Goes Cherry Red

For her recent performance in Spain on Sunday, Rihanna went all in on the candy-colored locks trend, working with stylist Ursula Stephen to dye her hair a bright, cherry red and upped the ante even further by shaving all but a mop top. In reading the feedback on her new look on various sites, the consensus is very much a big thumb’s down. But oh well, by now it should be patently obvious that Rihanna is not going the people pleaser route…entirely the opposite in fact. She and three or four of her peers are very much invested in making avant- garde fashion looks a part of their performance package, and what’s fascinating is watching how competetive some are over who came first, etc. (Kelis vs. GaGa vs. M.I.A.) Clearly they and their stylists are borrowing and being inspired by each other, which is not at all a bad thing and actually great for fashion and fun to watch unfold.

More WireImages of Rihanna and Shakira at the same concert after the fold.