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Throwback Thursday: Do You Know the Legendary Black Photographer Who Inspired Fenty’s Debut Campaign?
Of the many references in Rihanna’s first collection for luxury line Fenty, one is particularly special. The debut campaign for “Release 5-19,” was inspired by the work of living legend, Black Arts Movement photographer and fellow Bajan Kwame Brathwaite and the collective he co-founded and captured as his muses, the Grandassa models. “FENTY creates a…
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'Go Buy Yo Fenty Beauty in Peace, Sis!' After Racial Profiling Incident in Sephora, SZA Gets Gift From Rihanna
It’s been nearly a month since SZA reported being racially profiled in Sephora’s Calabasas location, and by all appearances, the beauty chain has yet to make it up to its former employee-turned-international superstar for the incident. But at least one person took note of SZA’s online plea to “cop her Fenty in peace.” W magazine reports…
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Love It or Hate It, Fenty Has Made History: The First Luxury Line by a Black Woman Is Officially Open for Business
In the days since Rihanna teased us with first looks at Fenty Maison, her luxury fashion collaboration with LVMH, excitement has been high—but reviews on the looks remain somewhat mixed (as is true for most lines, so no biggie, there). Will Rih’s high-end debut prove as big a hit as her eight albums (or makeup…
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Is Fashion for All Attainable? Fenty Catches Flak for Exclusivity, While Universal Standard Becomes the Most Size-Inclusive In the Game
Fenty doesn’t hit shelves until May 29, but understandably, everyone wants to own a piece of Rihanna’s new fashion line. That said, realistically, not everyone can afford the luxury price point—which earned the multi-hyphenate mogul some flak in these internet streets for its lack of accessibility. PopDust led the charge, with an article titled “The…
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Fenty, But Make It Fashion: First Looks at Rihanna’s Luxury Line Are Here!
Whew, life Rihanna comes at you fast. It seems only a couple of months ago, we were speculating on whether or not Rihanna’s purported deal with luxury conglomerate LVMH was more than a rumor—oh, wait, we were. Now, we’re getting glances at Fenty Maison’s first collection, due to debut this May 22 or 29, depending…
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Rihanna Wants You to Remember the Pasty, Lipless Idiots Responsible for Alabama's Terrible Abortion Law
Bad Gal RiRi knows the power of an image. The perennial cover girl, beauty mogul and newly-minted head of her own fashion label chose to focus her Instagram followers’ sights on one particularly compelling image: the blindingly beige visage of all the white men responsible for passing America’s most restrictive abortion bill to date. In…
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Are You Ready for More Rih? Rihanna and LVMH Confirm the Debut of Fenty Maison on May 22
It’s Rihanna’s world; we’re just living in it. And soon, dressing in it—that is, if we can afford it. The megastar has confirmed her partnership on a high-end fashion line with LVMH (Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton), simply called Fenty—and it’s set to debut on Wednesday, May 22 in Paris. As reported by Business of Fashion…
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New Fenty Beauty Alert: Feels Like Summer
Powder blues. Baby pinks. Neon greens. Hot fuchsias. These are the colors of summer, and ever on trend, Fenty Beauty is bringing us a bevy of new, limited edition products to heat up the season, all dropping on May 10, for your Fenty-loving mothers. If it feels like we just wrote about Fenty’s latest, it’s…
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Bernard Arnault May or May Not Have Confirmed Secret Rihanna Venture During LVMH’s Shareholder Meeting
Bernard Arnault, chairman and chief executive of Louis Vuitton Moët Hennessy (LVMH), loves Rihanna as much as the rest of us. He loves her ability to bring in boatloads of money even more. As reported by Business of Fashion: During his presentation to more than 2,000 shareholders, the executive underscored the company’s continued commitment to…
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Rihanna Comes Through Drippin' in Rainbow Goodness for Harper’s Bazaar May Cover, Teases New Fenty
It’s not quite summer yet, but in her latest cover for Harper’s Bazaar, Rihanna brings us the heat. After all, who better to pick for the cover of a beauty issue than Rihanna, a global pop star who parlayed her star power to launch one of the most buzzworthy beauty brands in the last few…