International Desk, Bangladesh Global: This week, Rihanna stunned in a new cover shoot for Interview magazine that challenged much about we know and expect of the traditional image of a nun. The suggestive, lacquer-lipped cover landed not long after the release of new nun movie “Immaculate” in theaters, starring Sydney Sweeney (as a secretly pregnant sister) fighting for her life in an Italian convent.
These vestal get-ups are, in fact, the latest in a long line of subversive pop culture interpretations of the lives (and loves) of nuns. In fashion, sisters have been a longtime source of inspiration for designers. During his stint as creative director of Dior, John Galliano in 2008 created a Haute Couture collection featuring pointed wimples reminiscent of those worn by nuns in the 1950s; he was struck with divine inspiration again in 2019, when he sent models down the runway at Maison Margiela in white and black cloth veils. The classic silhouette has also been reimagined over and over by the likes of Schiaparelli, Marine Serre, Emilia Wickstead and Vaquera, among others. More recently, Bella Hadid walked the Coperni Fall-Winter 2022 runway wearing headgear reminiscent of a nun’s habit.
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