Rihanna is nothing short of a fashion star, however, her designing skills haven’t been met with praise.
The Bajan singer headed to London over the weekend, to debut her River Island collaboration, and wasn’t exactly welcomed with open arms.
When I first heard that Rihanna would be debuting her River Island collection during London Fashion Week last month, I was impressed.
The Brit fashion capital has become a place where fashion lovers look forward to catching some of the most innovative looks of the season.
But then the show debuted and my positivity began to diminish.
As the reviews rolled in, I started to realize that this wasn’t the fashion world triumph that was anticipated.
“Rihanna’s collection for River Island as brought forth in London tonight was a horror show,” wrote The Daily Beast.
Tom Sykes of the Daily Beast, was brutal in his critique, calling the clothes:
“Hideous and without an ounce of panache or style between them.”
He went on to liken the “horror show” of a line to a streetwalker’s uniform, before noting the designs as being:
“Slutty and yet tiresomely predictable.”
The show, held in an abandoned central London post office, started an hour late and ran for nine minutes, including a brief appearance by the star. It wasn’t difficult to see why the show wasn’t critically beloved, but there’s no denying Rihanna’s influence was clearly visible, from the belly chains to the see-through mesh tops to the high-slit skirts.
In fact, a large part of the problem may be that the only person who can pull these clothes off is Rihanna herself.
Aside from the lack of love for her clothing line, she was attacked by a clubgoer upset over her decision to reconcile with Chris Brown.
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