Besides the fact that Rihanna’s Savage x Fenty shows transcend runway, this year RiRi took things to new heights — quite literally.
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Yes, as if it’s any big shock - Rihanna has done it again. The singer, designer, mogul, and billionaire has blessed us with her third multi-faceted fashion show extravaganza to debut her newest Savage X Fenty lingerie offerings. And as always, she didn’t come to play, she came to please.
With a starkly lit building as this years environment, Rihanna accomplished yet another visual feat, with breathtaking choreography (let’s hear it for Parris Goebel - please and thank you), stunning architecture, and conceptual musical performances.
As the struts, sashays and sick dance moves ascended up the building through stirring elevator rides and swirling staircases. We eventually reached the summit, where we found Rihanna shining “bright like a diamond” on a helipad as the sun came up.
But that’s not the only Rihanna solo moment we need to talk about. From the lighting, the vibes, the look — Rihanna's intro was EVERYTHING and by definition a MOMENT. Rocking the brand's new snakeskin lingerie, it was sexy and vibrant, and completely commanding of our attention.
The mesmerizing immersive fashion experience also continued the brand’s history of inclusive casting and celebrating body diversity, with a lineup of models and dancers of color, pregnant models, plus-size models, models across various gender identities, models with disabilities, and more.
As Rihanna noted at the show’s LA premiere, she was most looking forward to seeing the new designs on the talent and “seeing it on so many different body shapes and silhouettes, because that’s what brings the pieces to life.”
In addition to inclusivity and diversity, the quickly becoming annual fashion month favorite, brings together top names from across music, fashion, and the world to celebrate the most beautiful of spectacles.
Featuring performances from Normani which was obvi a favorite moment, Daddy Yankee, Nas, BIA (also extremely lit), Jazmine Sullivan (um yeah, you already know what it is), Ricky Martin, and of course Jade Novah with that event defining incredible obviously TOP moment operatic intro number. The show also weaved in special appearances and legendary moments from familiar faces including Cindy Crawford, okay pause — enlisting one of the Big Five as the runway opener literally set the tone for the entire show and surely also on our list of top moments.
Okay, and we’re back —Gigi Hadid, Emily Ratajkowski, Joan Smalls, Erykah Badu (MOMENT!!) Troye Sivan, Lourdes Leon, Vanessa Hudgens, Sabrina Carpenter, and more.
As for the designs, can we please talk about sexy snakeskin print making it’s grand debut in the Savage X Fenty line? From Normani's green ensemble and Rih in red to other variations in brown tones, all we have to say is we need it now. Other looks we’re absolutely living for include that lime green moment from BIA’s performance and literally anything from the Chain Reaction blue chainmail drip. Ugh, but the Vinyl collection too! It was all sooo good.
Altogether, the 40-minute long production was bold, sexy, and everything you'd hope for from Rih's vision. We wonder how many times we can rewatch it before it becomes a problem, or will it ever?
The new Savage x Fenty collections, with it's all-inclusive sizing ranging from 32A to 42H/46DDD for bras and XS–3X/S–XXXL for underwear and sleepwear is available for purchase at the Amazon storefront and at savagex.com.
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