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Rihanna[edit]

Early life and Education[edit]

A 33 year old designer, who was born in Saint Micheal, Barbados.Born in Barbados, her father is Barbadian and her mother is Guyanese. Her real name is Robyn Rihanna Fenty. Her brand is called Fenty. And as she grew famous she went by her middle name. Her line includes Lingerie. But she also has a lot of other major accomplishments before her line took off. At her school she won a talent show by singing a Mariah Carey song. She also started a girl group.

Rihanna at Puma Fashion Show

Career[edit]

Gigi Wearing Fenty x Puma at Fashion Show

Rihanna started her career when she got signed on by Jay-Z's recording studio. She became a pop artist and through her singing career, Rihanna won a total of 9 Grammy awards. She declined to do the Superbowl halftime in 2019 show to show support for Colin Kaepernick who knelt during the National Anthem as a peaceful protest. She didn't want to be a sell out because her people had nothing to gain from it she said in her interview with Vogue. She got cameos in films like Battlefield and Oceans 8. Rihanna started a make-up line called Fenty Beauty. Her make-up line was so successful for the range of skin pigments it had. It started with 40 skin colored pigments, that was for inclusiveness for people with darker skin tones. As a designer she collaborated with Puma for workout clothes and athleisure. Her collaboration helped her design her shoes, known as Puma Creepers She also came up with Savage Fenty which sells lingerie. While working on her brand Fenty and preparing for its launch, she made a partnership with LVMH. She made a collectibles item book called Queen Size that shows intimate photos of her the stars evolution as an artist.

Accomplishments[edit]

  • Cover on Essence January/February 2021
  • On the cover of British Vogue of February 2020
  • Rihanna covers the harper's bazaar September 2020 issue
  • Did an interview with New York Times in 2019
  • Rihanna partnered with Kendo Holdings, a subsidiary of LVMH, to launch her makeup line in 2017.
  • Was the first female designer to win Shoe of the Year Award in 2016
  • In 2014 started a collaboration with Puma
  • In 2014 she won the CFDA Fashion Icon Award
  • Becomes the face of Armani in September 2011
  • Rihanna and some of her Fenty Beauty Products
    Time magazine named her one of the top 100 most influential people in the world… Twice
Rihanna at Ocean's 8 Premiere
Rihanna Ocean's 8 Premiere

References[edit]

  • Aguirre, Abby, and Photography by Ethan James Green. “Rihanna Talks Fenty, That Long-Awaited Album, and President Trump.” Vogue, www.vogue.com/article/rihanna-cover-november-2019.
  • Aska, Jelena, and Jelena Aska (547 Articles Published) Jelena Aska is a freelance list writer at Valnet Inc. Over the years she has written for The Travel. “10 Of Rihanna's Biggest Career Achievements.” TheThings, 15 Feb. 2021, www.thethings.com/rihanna-biggest-career-achievemnts/.
  • Harris, Jeremy O. “Rihanna Opens Up About Her New Clothing Line, the Future of Fashion and Her Next Album.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 20 May 2019, www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/05/20/t-magazine/rihanna-fenty-louis-vuitton.html.
  • “Rihanna.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 25 Mar. 2021, www.britannica.com/biography/Rihanna.
  • Snowden, Words By Heather, and Heather SnowdenSenior News Editor. “Rihanna's Fashion Career - a Full Timeline: From Firsts to Fenty.” Highsnobiety, 25 June 2019, www.highsnobiety.com/p/rihanna-fashion-timeline.


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