The long and short of it: Rihanna's hemline is all over the place as she steps out in New York

It's a fashionable look that falls just short of flamenco, but Rihanna certainly imbued her contrasting lengths skirt with the energy of that passionate dance.
The 24-year-old worked the difficult trend with sass and style as she arrived at the Gansevoort Hotel in New York's meat packing district.

Flamboyant: Rihanna stepped out in this on-trend short and long skirt in New York last night

And she must've been happy with the look herself as she uploaded a snap of her toned limbs to Twitter.
This kind of skirt needs attitude to pull it off, or you'll simply look like a fashion victim.
Rihanna, normally a firm believer in the short skirt, wore the tight black item like a thigh-skimming mini and worked the longer back like a cape flowing dramatically behind her.
She had been partying with friends at the Catch club in Manhattan, where the skirt will have made for a show-stopper.

Optical illusion: It looks as though Rihanna is wearing one of her trusty mini skirts

Work it, baby: Rihanna wore the different skirt with the right kind of attitude

Of course, the sexy - almost bondage style heels - made the outfit as the skirt almost unavoidably drags your eyes to the singer's legs and feet.
Rihanna obviously hasn't slowed down with the partying despite landing herself on a drip thanks to exhaustion.
Though she looked bright-eyed and relaxed after this jaunt on the town.

Fan: The look certainly met with the approval of this fan, who gave the singer flowers

Rihanna was rushed to hospital after partying at the Met Gala in New York at the start of the week.
Being the social network queen she is, the You Da One hit maker tweeted a picture of herself attached to an IV drip in a hospital.
She was suffering from 'exhaustion and dehydration', according to MediaTakeOut.

Good choice: Rihanna tweeted a pic of her legs while she was deciding on shoes, she made a good choice