Columnist Marks and Spencer get their teeth into Rihanna’s holiday style

 

Rihanna's fierece beachside look in a We Are Handsome swimsuit Photo: BIG PICTURES

We'd never have dreamed of putting the words Rihanna and Marks & Spencer in the same sentence, but that's exactly what's happening here.

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When an email from the M&S press office landed in our inboxes this afternoon, we could hardly believe our eyes: it talked of a directional, leopard-print swimming costume that on close inspection bears more than a passing resemblance to the We Are Handsome one Rihanna made waves in (excuse the pun) while on holiday in her native Barbados.
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At £35, the M&S cossie costs a fraction of the £180 price tag carried by We Are Handsome's covetable styles. While Rihanna's was emblazoned with a fierce panther face, the high street version is adorned with a ferocious image of a leopard, and comes with adjustable, criss-cross straps across the back. Let us also not forget that Rihanna accessorised hers with tonnes of rock attitude, while the M&S model (below) has more of the shy, girl-next-door about her, but hey, we're not fussy.
German actress Diane Kruger was seen in the same swimsuit, while Victoria's Secret model Miranda Kerr has also championed the brand, which hails from her native Australia.