Rihanna

Caught amidst paparazzi chaos in 2012, a photo of Rihanna surfaced that didn’t showcase her usual glamour. In the image, she’s spotted in a relaxed grey tracksuit, a departure from her ritzy ensembles. Her handbag is black, a classic choice, but her knuckle-duster phone case adds a unique Rihanna twist.

Her mouth, frozen in an O shape, either mid-speech or surprise, adds a candid touch; as though she just saw a ghost. Despite the lack of red-carpet razzle-dazzle, the photo intriguingly frames the pop icon in a stripped-down avatar, echoing the multifaceted, and unapologetically real nature of Rihanna’s public persona.