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FENTY Release 2-20

FENTY’s first drop of the new decade is all about freedom – the freedom to express yourself and create what you were born to create. Designed to be lived in and worked in, the collection is a meditation on casual luxury. In contrast to the final 2019 release which centered on evening wear, Release 2-20 is about luxurious and attitudinal day...

4 Mar 2020

Fashion

Rihanna launched the latest Fenty drop at Bergdorf Goodman

Since its launch last year, Rihanna's LVMH-backed luxury label Fenty has released new collections through limited-time drops, often each with its own retail partnership. The label's most recent drop, called Release 2-20, launched this week in New York City amidst the excitement of New York Fashion Week. The pop star-turned-entrepreneur teamed...

11 Feb 2020

Fashion

A decade of fashion: What will be remembered from the 2010s

So these were the 2010s. An exciting decade that began, for the fashion industry, with the tragic suicide of Alexander McQueen in February 2010 and closed with Karl Lagerfeld’s death in 2019. Two giants of fashion, both had a decisive influence on fashion in the years before their deaths, and their absences have left large gaps. In this review,...

17 Dec 2019

Retail

Fenty to open first UK pop-up at Selfridges

Fenty is opening its first physical presence in the UK with a pop-up store at Selfridges. Open from 14 to 27 October, the pop-up will present a collection of the LVMH-owned brand’s most popular pieces from each of its releases to date including accessories and shoes. “The historic department store represents the perfect platform for Fenty to...

11 Oct 2019

Culture

Phaidon publishes visual autobiography by Rihanna

Rihanna has created a large-format, 504-page book about her life as a musician, performer, designer and entrepreneur. Phaidon will publish the autobiography, which will feature over 1,000 exclusive photos, many of which have never been seen publicly before. "We are excited and proud to publish this incredible book by this extremely talented and...

8 Oct 2019

Fashion

Fenty collaborates with artist Liz Johnson Artur for campaign

Fenty has released the campaign imagery for its newest release, 8-19. The campaign was done in collaboration with London-based art photographer Liz Johnson Artur. For the campaign, Artur took inspiration from the Fenty collection, which aims to challenge and transform the traditions of men's suiting. Artur explored themes of sisterhood...

27 Aug 2019

Retail UPDATE

Fenty's second pop-up opens in New York

Rolling out her concept of fashion that is not a slave to the seasons or the shackles of Fashion Week, Rihanna opened the second pop-up shop of her Fenty brand in New York Tuesday, a month after the launch of the new fashion house in Paris. Fenty, which the Barbados-born diva launched with French luxury powerhouse LVMH, has set up shop in...

19 Jun 2019

Video

Video: Anna Wintour talks Rihanna's designs, flip-flops, and what people get wrong about fashion

Phenomenal women are something of a through line in the latest Go Ask Anna. On the subject of pop-stars-turned-designers, our EIC praises a certain Bajan singer's unrivaled sense of style: “If anyone can be successful at designing clothing, it’s going to be Rihanna,” Wintour says. Source: Vogue, YouTube.

18 Jun 2019

Fashion

Fenty announces next release and NYC pop-up

After launching its first collection in Paris last month, the LVMH-backed luxury line from Rihanna, Fenty, has announced that its next release is slated for June 19th. Fenty has also announced a partnership with the Webster in New York City as its U.S. retail debut. From June 19 through June 30, the label will operate a pop-up shop out of the...

11 Jun 2019

Fashion

Fashion in the news: most interesting fashion reads in May 2019

Every month, FashionUnited selects the most interesting reads about the fashion industry published across American and British news outlets. Here’s what you may have missed this month: “In Conversation: Rihanna”, The New York Times Style Magazine May marked the launch of Rihanna’s new luxury house under French conglomerate LVMH. The New York...

31 May 2019

Fashion

In pictures: Fenty releases first collection in Paris

Rihanna's LVMH-backed luxury label Fenty has hit the ground running. The luxury group first confirmed rumors of the line earlier this month, with the confirmation that the first collection was slated to release for this Spring 2019 season. The first line will be available for sale tomorrow, exclusively in a pop-up store in Paris. Global...

23 May 2019

Fashion

Rihanna hails 'carte blanche' at LVMH with new fashion line

Rihanna said Thursday she had been given complete freedom to design her first fashion line for French luxury powerhouse LVMH, which is banking on the pop diva to find a new market of millennials beyond the reach of its traditional brands. The Barbados-born superstar is the first black woman to head up a fashion house for the Paris-based firm,...

23 May 2019