

Of all their encounters on the steps of the Met Gala, it’s the 2015 edition – when Rihanna wore Guo Pei – that’s most telling of their relationship. Given the kinship between Rihana and ALT, it’s unlikely that such an obvious reference would have been accidental – the only thing more blatant would have been if she had got “FAMINE OF BEAUTY” embroidered across its back. She travelled over some of her greatest hits – from ” Where Have You Been ” to “ Umbrella ” to “ Wild Thoughts ” – baby bump bound in a bright red catsuit, a moulded breastplate, and an overstuffed leather puffer reminiscent of André Leon Talley’s Norma Kamali sleeping bag coat. Though fans were duly concerned that the Super Bowl performance would just be a live make-up tutorial, Rihanna spent 13 minutes reminding the public that she was once a humble music maker. So when even Trump (a man who looks like how the word “gout” sounds) recognises this, a career-defining concert was always going to be about fashion, too: with Rihanna descending from a floating plinth in custom Loewe and Alaïa. That’s not true but it’s also not false Rihanna is the premier example of how fashion can bolster celebrity – taking a pop star and transforming them into a pop-cultural supreme. Bad everything, and NO TALENT!,” he said. In the lead-up to Rihanna ’s half-time performance, the former president raised his masterful pen once more: “without her ‘stylist,’ she’d be NOTHING. Such deft prose! Such potent imagery! Sorry losers and haters! Here are some examples: “Sorry losers and haters, but my IQ is one of the highest – and you all know it! Please don’t feel so stupid or insecure, it’s not your fault” “It’s freezing and snowing in New York – we need global warming!” and “Barney Frank looked disgusting – nipples protruding – in his blue shirt before Congress.

Poisonous tirades aside, the only valuable contributions that Donald Trump has ever made to culture have come via his Twitter account.
