Rihanna knows how to turn a fashion show into the must-see event of the season, and she didn't disappoint with her Savage x Fenty show tonight, at the close of New York Fashion Week. RiRi featured a diverse roster of models and dancers in her stunning lingerie presentation, and among those in the mix were two expecting runway stars.
One was Slick Woods, the 22-year-old Fenty muse, who officially announced her pregnancy in July. She rocked black pasties and with a barely-there one-piece featuring cut-outs that flaunted her belly.
The look was completed with nude thigh-high socks, heels, a black headband, and thick silver hoops. Woods walked Rihanna's grassy runway like it was nobody's business.
The back of her look had some provocative cut-outs, too. Who says maternity fashion has to be covered-up and conservative?
Another expecting model was a dancer who showed off some serious moves on during the show. She wore a plunging, cream sheer one-piece accented with flowers and matching elegant, arm-length gloves.
The casting resonates with Rihanna’s focus on diversity with both her beauty and lingerie brands. When Savage x Fenty first launched in May, the singer-turned-designer made sure to include women of colour and plus-size women in her ads. The actual products are also available in an exceptionally wide range of sizes, from 32A to 44 DD in bras, XS to 3X in undies.
Rihanna’s agenda of inclusivity was only cemented by tonight’s presentation, which proved that people of all shapes and colours—including pregnant women—can rock lingerie. And the internet couldn't be happier about it.
Familiar faces in the lineup also included Gigi and Bella Hadid, Duckie Thot, Paloma Elsesser, and more. And of course, Rihanna herself made her rounds on the runway at the end of the show.
Tonight's mums-to-be weren't the only models to walk the runway pregnant this season. Over the weekend, Victoria's Secret Angel Lily Aldridge walked for Brandon Maxwell while five months pregnant.
Relive the magic of Rihanna's Savage x Fenty Fall 2018 show in the live stream below.
