Rihanna victorious over Topshop in T-shirts face-off She is better known for her court appearances supporting ex-boyfriend Chris Brown, but today Rihanna won a legal battle of her own against high street chain Topshop. The singer took Topshop to court over a T-shirt it stocks bearing her image. She accused the fashion chain of attempting to pass the article of clothing off as having been approved by her. Topshop disputed her claim, but Judge Mr Justice Birss ruled in favour of the "Diamonds" singer at a hearing in London. He said Topshop's sale of the garment, called "Rihanna Tank," was an act of "passing off," adding that a "substantial number" of buyers were likely to have been deceived into buying the T-shirt because of a "false belief" it had been authorised by the singer. The judge said the T-shirt was damaging to her "goodwill" and represented a loss of control over her reputation in the "fashion sphere." He said it was for the singer, not Topshop, to choose what garments the public thought were endorsed by her. But he added that the "mere sale" of a T-shirt bearing the image of a famous person was not necessarily an act of "passing off." The Barbadian singer brought the legal action under her full name of Robyn Rihanna Fenty, but was not present in court for the proceedings. Court documents claimed that, after being challenged by the singer's lawyers, Topshop dropped her name on the T-shirt and referred to it as "Headscarf Girl Tank" and then to "Icon Tank." Rihanna also claimed the image on the T-shirt was taken "without her permission" while she was filming a video in Northern Ireland for "We Found Love" in 2011. She had claimed that she was entitled to over £3 million in damages from Arcadia Group Brands Ltd, which operates Topshop, for the unauthorised use of her picture. The judge did not make any assessment of damages in a written judgement published. Additional reporting by the PA