Rihanna [1] knows how to put on a show. But whereas fans might normally expect her to headline Brooklyn's Barclays Centre with a performance of her most well-know hits, earlier this month, Rihanna [2] used the arena to change the fashion industry forever.
On Sept. 10, famous faces and fashion editors attended the singer-turned-entrepreneur's second-ever Savage x Fenty lingerie show [3] during New York Fashion Week — and now, after much anticipation and initial secrecy, the entire show has been made available to stream [4] on Amazon Prime Video. Though plenty will be written about the show on social media and in publications for quite some time to come, it's a production that's probably worth seeing for yourself first.
To briefly synthesize what went down: There were musical performances by Halsey, Migos, DJ Khaled, and more; Normani delivered an electrifying dance number; and models of all shapes, skin tones, and abilities confidently orbited around the Colosseum-like structure. In addition to taking her bow at the end, Rihanna herself appeared in the show to perform complicated choreography atop an elevated cube.
Masquerading as a lingerie show, the Savage x Fenty show was in actuality performance art, Greek theatre, and a proverbial middle finger to the old guard — sealed with a kiss.
See Pictures From the 2019 Savage x Fenty Show
