Rihanna and Melissa Forde Bring Back Bucket Hats

Here are the many, many ways to rock this floppy topper.

Trendsetters - Rihanna never met a bucket hat she didn’t instantly fall in love with, so it’s only fitting that her best friend, photographer Melissa Forde, would help bring them to the masses. Melissa is the creative director for M$ x Wrking Title, a line of bucket hats under Wale’s Wrking Title banner. Here are some of the many, many times the Rihanna has rocked this floppy topper. By Kenrya Rankin Naasel  (Photo: Rommel Demano/Getty Images)

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Trendsetters - Rihanna never met a bucket hat she didn’t instantly fall in love with, so it’s only fitting that her best friend, photographer Melissa Forde, would help bring them to the masses. Melissa is the creative director for M$ x Wrking Title, a line of bucket hats under Wale’s Wrking Title banner. Here are some of the many, many times the Rihanna has rocked this floppy topper. By Kenrya Rankin Naasel  (Photo: Rommel Demano/Getty Images)

#Goals - She wore a silver Shaun Samson bucket hat to cozy up to German striker Mario Götze at the World Cup final. A red lip is the only other accessory she needs. (Photo: Rihanna via Twitter)

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#Goals - She wore a silver Shaun Samson bucket hat to cozy up to German striker Mario Götze at the World Cup final. A red lip is the only other accessory she needs. (Photo: Rihanna via Twitter)

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Crew Love - RiRi twerks on her bestie at the M$ x Wrking Title line launch, held at Opening Ceremony in NYC. They are wearing matching “Pink Pineapple” print hats, one of three designs in the line. (Photo: Noam Galai/WireImage)

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Crew Love - RiRi twerks on her bestie at the M$ x Wrking Title line launch, held at Opening Ceremony in NYC. They are wearing matching “Pink Pineapple” print hats, one of three designs in the line. (Photo: Noam Galai/WireImage)

Street Dreams - Here, she rocks an unreleased black hat from Trapstar. Combined with a sleeveless Sex Pistols tee and J Brand skinnies, her look is tough and effortless at the same time.  (Photo: NIGNY/Splash News)

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Street Dreams - Here, she rocks an unreleased black hat from Trapstar. Combined with a sleeveless Sex Pistols tee and J Brand skinnies, her look is tough and effortless at the same time.  (Photo: NIGNY/Splash News)

#NSFW - Rihanna wowed in this denim Kenzo bucket hat and little else on the cover of French men’s magazine Lui. A body chain and pink bikini bottoms round out the risqué look. (Photo: Lui Magazine, May 2014)

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#NSFW - Rihanna wowed in this denim Kenzo bucket hat and little else on the cover of French men’s magazine Lui. A body chain and pink bikini bottoms round out the risqué look. (Photo: Lui Magazine, May 2014)

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Courtside Cute - Rihanna and Melissa sitting pretty at a LA Lakers game, bucket hat on deck. Ri contrasts her Silver Spoon Attire hat and AC/C Money Talks tee with strappy $600 Olcay Gulsen sandals. Melissa rep’s her friend’s Rihanna x River Island line with the plaid bomber jacket dress, paired with a simple heather gray bodycon and her Kevin Durant NSW Lifestyle boots. (Photo: London Entertainment/Splash News)

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Courtside Cute - Rihanna and Melissa sitting pretty at a LA Lakers game, bucket hat on deck. Ri contrasts her Silver Spoon Attire hat and AC/C Money Talks tee with strappy $600 Olcay Gulsen sandals. Melissa rep’s her friend’s Rihanna x River Island line with the plaid bomber jacket dress, paired with a simple heather gray bodycon and her Kevin Durant NSW Lifestyle boots. (Photo: London Entertainment/Splash News)

Look Back at It - Auntie Ri took to the skies with little cousin Majesty in tow. She keeps the sun out of her eyes with a bucket hat from her Monster tour merchandise offering and matching sweatshirt. (Photo: Rihanna via Twitter)

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Look Back at It - Auntie Ri took to the skies with little cousin Majesty in tow. She keeps the sun out of her eyes with a bucket hat from her Monster tour merchandise offering and matching sweatshirt. (Photo: Rihanna via Twitter)

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8-Ball - She performed with Eminem at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena last August in this 8-ball covered number with matching coat and skater dress from Jeremy Scott’s Spring/Summer 2015 collection. (Photo: Rihanna via Twitter)

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8-Ball - She performed with Eminem at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena last August in this 8-ball covered number with matching coat and skater dress from Jeremy Scott’s Spring/Summer 2015 collection. (Photo: Rihanna via Twitter)

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Feelin' Blue - The #BBHMM star took in Alexander Wang’s Spring/Summer 2015 show at New York Fashion Week. Both the hat and jacket are from the designer’s line, and the clutch and red suede shoes are straight from his runway. (Photo: Richie Buxo/Splash News)

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Feelin' Blue - The #BBHMM star took in Alexander Wang’s Spring/Summer 2015 show at New York Fashion Week. Both the hat and jacket are from the designer’s line, and the clutch and red suede shoes are straight from his runway. (Photo: Richie Buxo/Splash News)

Get Money - Rihanna clearly loves a good bucket hat court-side. This time, the ladies are watching the Nets take on the Heat at Barclays in Brooklyn. The much photographed flowers-and-dollar-signs JoyRich hat complemented her Bernhard Willhelm track jacket and shorts. (Photo: Charlie Ans/Splash News)

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Get Money - Rihanna clearly loves a good bucket hat court-side. This time, the ladies are watching the Nets take on the Heat at Barclays in Brooklyn. The much photographed flowers-and-dollar-signs JoyRich hat complemented her Bernhard Willhelm track jacket and shorts. (Photo: Charlie Ans/Splash News)

Sisterly Love - She re-wore this silver number from Shaun Samson to her brother Rorrey’s mixtape release party in New York City. Her dress is by Kymerah Alani, the necklace is from the MALA by Patty Rodriguez line, her shoes are Chucks and the much-talked about clip-on nose ring is by Meadowlark. (Photo: Splash News)

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Sisterly Love - She re-wore this silver number from Shaun Samson to her brother Rorrey’s mixtape release party in New York City. Her dress is by Kymerah Alani, the necklace is from the MALA by Patty Rodriguez line, her shoes are Chucks and the much-talked about clip-on nose ring is by Meadowlark. (Photo: Splash News)