Rihanna 4 Elle Mag December 2014

'F**k Bitches, Get Money': Rihanna As You've Never Seen (or Heard) Her Before

On newsstands nationwide on November 18

Is personal style an art? In the case of Rihanna, she who has redefined what modern pop Icon–dom looks like, the answer is a resounding yes. And as her candid shoot in the December issue of ELLE reveals, her ongoing project is one in a constant, glorious state of flux—peeling back creative layers and pushing boundaries (both her own and ours).

Here's music’s most massive star as we've never seen her before—all dressed up in fall couture, but boldly stripped down. Introducing the real Rihanna: strong, uncompromising, and radically beautiful.

The full Rihanna feature can be found exclusively in ELLE’s December issue, available digitally and on newsstands in select cities starting November 11, and nationwide on November 18. Until then, here is a sneak peek at Robbie Myers' editor's letter and an excerpt from Rihanna’s Q&A with ELLE. Make sure to pick up the issue to find out what Rihanna said about having kids, what she treasures most, what question provoked the response, "HELL NO!!

Bustier and gown by Atelier Versace. Tights by Wolford. Hook earring by Hirotaka. White gold, diamond, ruby, sapphire, and black diamond earring by Ileana Makri. Black gold and black diamond earring by Colette.

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Who run the fashion world? Beyonce! Versace custom-designs stage costumes for European leg of the pop star's world tour

Beyonce has chosen to wear custom designs by Versace on the latest leg of her Mrs Carter World Tour.

The 32-year-old pop star is to don corsets, boots, and dresses by the Italian fashion house for the remainder of her show, which is now travelling throughout Europe and the UK.

Beyonce debuted her Versace looks at a Glasgow, Scotland show, representing a revamp of her tour to include songs from the singer’s new self-titled album.

In Versace: Beyonce wears a custom design by Versace on the newest leg of her Mrs Carter World Tour

Sequin mesh: This long design is also a custom Versace creation, which will be worn on the remainder of her tour, ending March 27

The Italian label’s custom designs take inspiration from some of the record’s more popular songs.

One of the most embellished pieces is a chainmail jacket that says ‘Bow Down’ on the back in reference to a lyric from Beyonce’s new song ‘Flawless.’

Other pieces include sequined over-the knee boots, and a matching strapless minidress, as well as a see-through mesh dress.

Versace posted sketches of the tour’s uniform to its Facebook page yesterday, providing a detailed look at how the designs came to be.

Behind-the-scenes: Beyonce's new costumes are detailed in sketches released by Versace yesterday

New album, new look: Beyonce's costume change represents her revamped tour, which now includes songs from her new album

The Mrs Carter Tour kicked off on April 15, 2013 and is scheduled to run until March 27 of this year.

So far, Beyonce has worn designs by labels including Givenchy, Dsaquared2, and Pucci while on the road.

Her tour has grossed $188.6 million in box office sales thus far.