I admit I used to have a great opinion about Rihanna's sense of fashion. But I guess I should have paid a little more attention to the (very explicit) title of her new album - good girl gone bad. And just take a look at this stage outfit she wore to one of her concerts in Toronto. Yes, it does tend to give the self-proclaimed bad girl look an aura of explicitness - but truth be told, I think that she overdid it a little - out of enthusiasm, perhaps. Or maybe she likes going on stage looking like she just got off the podium at a local S&M strip club.

I mean, I love Rihanna to death but with this outfit she looks like she's been given a part in a Star Trek remake. Or worse - remember those Hercules and Xena movies in which voluptuous ladies wearing leather tops just like that one were battling evil wrongdoers intent on robbing peaceful villagers? Well, if you consider the top, it pretty much tells you that kind of story. As far as the skirt is concerned...well, that's a whole different business, but my money is on a pink ballet tutu died black strapped to a belt from a pair of used-up leather pants.

I understand that stage outfits are meant to shock - but this is already giving us a heart attack. I mean, what is it with Toronto and bad girl outfits? Only about a month ago, Beyonce pulled a similar stunt on a stage in Toronto, only her wild dance moves caused her top to tear and the world found itself face to face with her boobies. Which, I must say, is not something you get to see everyday. Plus, the thing that really had me going were the boots. I wonder where she managed to find them, and who she had to rob in order to get such a wonderful display of plastic goodness?

Don't get me wrong - I appreciate artists and their art, I understand their desire to express themselves through their art and to make the whole experience of coming to see them live worth it. But a miss is a miss, even if the lady in question is called Rihanna and she's a rising star getting piled with awards and nominations. So, next time I'd suggest going easy on the S&M look, and maybe the audience won't feel like they're in a David LaChappele shoot or some other sort of surrealistic nightmare.