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Why Fenty's fashion fell flat with consumers

A denim jacket with a price tag of just under 1,000 dollars was unlikely to be a bestseller. Neither a pair of ribbon rope sandals costing almost the same. Consumers buying into celebrity fashion ranges are on average a younger audience with less disposable income. Rihanna’s Fenty fashion may have just priced them out. A pandemic keeping...

10 Feb 2021

Business

Rihanna seeks investment to scale Savage x Fenty

Rihanna’s Savage x Fenty isn’t slowing down anytime soon and she has big plans for the brand’s growth. The entrepreneur is partnering with Goldman Sachs to seek 100 million dollars of investment money to scale the brand. The plans are to expand product categories, potentially getting into activewear, and expanding into Europe. The news was...

14 Dec 2020

Fashion

Despite ample celebrity and financial backing, Rihanna's Fenty is yet to take off

Back in January 2019 when rumours circulated of a partnership between luxury conglomerate LVMH and Rihanna’s Fenty brand it was enough for the New York Times to quip “is Rihanna the new Coco Chanel?” “The combination of Fenty and LVMH will be the clearest expression yet of how celebrity, social media and influencers have redefined the power...

20 Oct 2020

Fashion

Rihanna to launch Fenty menswear

Girls just wanna have fun, but the boys do too. Rihanna is expanding her Savage x Fenty to have a dedicated menswear capsule that will debut at Paris Fashion Week on October 2. For this menswear collection, Rihanna has teamed up with P. Diddy's son, Christian Combs, who walked in last year's Savage x Fenty runway show. Rihanna was inspired to...

25 Sep 2020

People

Fenty names new managing director

WWD has reported that Rihanna's LVMH-owned Fenty line has named Bastien Renard its new managing director. Renard had spent over 19 years at Nike, working in both the U.S. and Europe, before he quietly joined Fenty recently. Renard takes over the duties previously held by Véronique Gabel, an LVMH ready-to-wear executive. Renard will report to...

24 Sep 2020

Fashion

Rihanna introduces volume two of the Savage x Fenty show

Rihanna has taken to Instagram to announce the second fashion show of her Savage x Fenty lingerie brand, which will be shown exclusively on Amazon Prime on 2 October. The singer-turned-designer took to Instagram with a video clip teasing the show, starting off with a video of her in a mask and visor walking, followed by the phrases“Y’all ain’t...

21 Sep 2020

Fashion

Eight finalists of LVMH Prize announced

LVMH has announced the eight fashion brands to be nominated for the LVMH Prize final, which will take place on 5 June at Fondation Louis Vuitton. The finalists, who were narrowed down from an original list of 20 hopefuls, are Ahluwalia , Casablanca, Chopova Lowena, Nicholas Daley, Peter Do, Sindiso Khumalo, Supriya Lele, and Tomotoka Koizumi....

10 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

Rihanna and Adam Selman collaborate for Savage x Fenty

Rihanna is collaborating with the designer behind her famous CFDA Awards naked dress, Adam Selman, for the next Savage x Fenty collection. The collection will launch just in time for Valentine's Day. It's no secret that Rihanna's lingerie line has had a stellar year. The brand's runway show during New York Fashion Week was arguably one of the...

1 Jan 2020

Fashion

Bottega Veneta wins big at The Fashion Awards

The British Fashion Council hosted its annual The Fashion Awards last night (December 2) at the Royal Albert Hall in London and luxury Italian label Bottega Veneta was the big winner of the evening, scooping four awards. 2019 certainly belongs to British fashion designer Daniel Lee, who was named Accessories Designer of the Year, British...

3 Dec 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

Body-inclusivity takes over NYFW with Rihanna's Savage x Fenty show

Rihanna's star-studded spectators, Vera Wang's return to the runway, and 1980s power suits are back in Proenza Schouler's runway. Here are the highlights from the fourth full day of New York Fashion Week on Tuesday. Celebrities line up to see Rihanna's line Pop icon Rihanna's Savage x Fenty lingerie show was the week's most anticipated but...

11 Sep 2019