Rihanna made a statement as she showed off her blossoming baby bump in the front row of Louis Vuitton’s Paris Fashion Week show on Tuesday night.
The singer, 35, who is expecting her second child, arrived fashionably late with her boyfriend A$AP Rocky, 34.
The couple turned out to support Pharrell Williams as he made his debut as creative director with the menswear spring/summer 2024 collection.
Rihanna wore a crop top, jeans and an oversized shirt, all in the “damoflage print” Pharrell had created for the upcoming series.
It combines the checkerboard Damier motif with classic camouflage. A$AP also wore denim.
All eyes on her: Rihanna made a statement when she showed off her blossoming baby bump in the front row of Louis Vuitton’s Paris Fashion Week show on Tuesday night
Pregnant: The singer, 35, who is expecting her second child, arrived fashionably late with her boyfriend A$AP Rocky, 34
The couple put on a loving display as they took their seats, as A$AP put his arm around Rihanna, who rested her hand on his leg.
Rihanna revealed her second pregnancy at her Super Bowl halftime show in February.
Later at the Met Gala with her boyfriend, Rihanna shared ET her last pregnancy was “so different” from the first. ‘No appetite. Tons of nausea. Everything is different, but I enjoy it,” she explained.
Rihanna and A$AP Rocky have been friends and work together for over a decade, and they’ve even attended red carpet events together in recent years, but it wasn’t until late 2020 that they officially became a couple.
After the Super Bowl reveal and pregnancy, the couple appeared on the cover of British in March Fashionwhere Rihanna originated Rocky is her “best friend” and admitted that she can’t remember what her life was like before she had her son in May 2022.
The couple joined a slew of stars, including Beyonce, Lewis Hamilton and Kim Kardashian, who came to watch Pharrell Williams make his debut as creative director.
An audience gathered along the River Seine to catch a glimpse of the show that continued LV’s approach of mixing street style with luxury.
“I’m the second black man to ever experience this on the planet, the biggest fashion house in the world,” Pharrell said in an interview for the show, referring to his job since February.
Trendsetter: Rihanna wore a crop top, jeans and oversized shirt, all in the ‘damoflage print’ that Pharrell created for the upcoming range
Matching: It combines the checkerboard Damier motif with classic camo. A$AP also wore denim
Checkmate: Chess was a common theme in the collection
Supportive: A slew of stars including Beyonce, Lewis Hamilton and Kim Kardashian showed up to see Pharrell make his debut as creative director
Debut: Pharrell was first introduced to the Arnault clan in a sunglasses design collaboration with Louis Vuitton designer Marc Jacobs in 2004 (one model wears a green bomber jacket)
The singer and producer, 50, ended months of speculation by filling the shoes of his friend Virgil Abloh, who held the job from March 2018 until his death in November 2021.
Abloh had been the industry’s most prominent black designer, credited with forging a niche for street style and casual skateboarding looks in high-end fashion.
“My brother Virgil was the first. He made so many steps in front of the house and did so many things. He brought skate culture into this world – while being an American black man. It’s surreal that I get to do this too,” Pharrell said.
Missed: Virgil Abloh (pictured) held the job from March 2018 until his death in November 2021
LVMH Chairman and Chief Executive Bernard Arnault and his family, who have known the star for many years, have been “extremely supportive” of him in his new role, he said.
Pharrell was first introduced to the Arnault clan in a sunglasses design collaboration with Louis Vuitton designer Marc Jacobs in 2004.
The appointment raised eyebrows despite his extensive fashion experience, including founding streetwear brands with Japanese designer Nigo and designing capsule collections at Chanel.
But Pharrell brushed off skeptics who questioned his lack of formal fashion training. “I also didn’t go to Juilliard for music and I’m fine,” he said.