On Thursday, Rihanna’s size-inclusive lingerie brand Savage X Fenty released a very steamy, very sexyValentine’s Day drop ahead of February 14. Along with four collections — Candy Hearts, Seamless Fishnet, Linking Hearts, and an unnamed selection of men’s underwear styles — Thursday’s launch also included a selection of “valentines” starring Savage X Fenty spokespeople Lulu Bonfils, Chinqpink, Nazanin Mandi Pimentel, Miguel Pimentel, Alex Wek, and yes, Rihanna herself.
Of the 11 digital cards included in the collection, two star the singer-fashion designer. The first reads, “Hard to love,” and sees Rihanna showcasing pieces from the Candy Hearts collection, including a mesh crop halter cami top and an open-back skirt in a bright shade of “goji berry red.” The second one read, “V-day card for my boo,” and features a mock-neck slip from the Seamless Fishnet collection, as well as a goji berry red bra, garter, and G-string from the Candy Hearts collection.
Also released on Thursday were five campaign videos — all shot by Dennis Leupold, Rihanna’s long-time collaborator — highlighting the looks worn by the aforementioned spokespeople. (Husband-and-wife duo Nazanin and Miguel Pimentel co-star in an intimate video together, while the other models appear on their own.)
At the center of the Valentine’s Day collection, of course, is the lingerie itself. From bodysuits and corsets to bra-and-panty sets, Savage X Fenty’s just-released collection (as well as the Valentine's Day cards that go with it) is available now in sizes 32A to 42DD and XS to 3X at savagex.com.
See the campaign and shop the new Savage x Fenty Valentine's Day collection, ahead.
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On Wednesday, 232 members of the House of Representatives voted in favor of impeachment, making Donald Trump the first president in U.S. history to be impeached twice. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi appeared in a familiar outfit for the occasion: The same black two-piece suit with a zip-up jacket she wore to Trump’s last impeachment vote. Some of us have lucky job interview outfits. Pelosi, a Democratic Congresswoman from California who has been Speaker of the House since 2019 (and also from 2007 to 2011), has a suit that’s two for two on making Donald Trump face the worst repercussions for his actions a president can. Why mess with a proven track record?
For this impeachment proceeding, Pelosi replaced her pin with another statement-making accessory: a blue, floral face mask. While wearing a face mask in public should be a given at this point in the pandemic, this follows the news that a third member of Congress had tested positive for COVID-19 following the Capitol riots after being evacuated into a room where some Republicans refused to wear a mask. The patterned mask holds even more meaning now that Pelosi has imposed a $500 fine for House members who refuse to wear a mask, according to Forbes.
Though we missed her pin at Wednesday’s vote, given that she had her even go-to impeachment suit (and a chic statement mask to go with it), we knew we were in good hands. Now, if only Pelosi could find a suit powerful enough to convince Mitch McConnell to get on with the Senate trial already.
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NEW YORK, NEW YORK – FEBRUARY 10: Models walk the runway for Zimmermann fashion show during February 2020 – New York Fashion Week: The Shows at SIR Stage37 on February 10, 2020 in New York City. (Photo by Fernanda Calfat/Getty Images for NYFW: The Shows)
On Tuesday, Australian womenswear brand Zimmermann announced on Twitter the release of its resort swim ‘21 collection. After revealing images of the line, allegations of cultural appropriation followed, with many users on the social media platform pointing out that the embroidered design on one of the dresses looked “plagiarized” from designs that artisans in Oaxaca, Mexico, have been crafting for hundreds of years. The brand has since apologized and pulled the dress from the website.
Called the Riders Panelled Tunic Dress, the style is an off-white mini with ruffled, short sleeves. It features embroidered bird and floral designs and pink-and-blue ribbon detailing. “This is stolen from ceremonial regalia of people of the Huautla de Jiménez Oaxaca region,” wrote Sue Boyde in response to Zimmermann’s tweet showcasing the dress. Another user, @salsaDchicatana, tweeted: “You are using an original design from the community of Huautla de Jiménez, Oaxaca. So basically, you are stealing their design and using an unauthorized reproduction of such design under your brand, which is clearly an unfair trade practice.” La Opinión de Poza Rica, a newspaper from Veracruz, Mexico, wrote, “The Zimmermann brand plagiarizes a model of the ancestral Mazatec huipil and sells it for $850.” At the time of publishing, more than 60 people had responded to Zimmermann’s post, many of whom echoed the same sentiments.
Shortly after the image was released, The Oaxacan Institute of Handicrafts (El Instituto Oaxaqueño de las Artesanías) put out a statement. In it, the organization asked Zimmermann to explain the “iconographic and technical elements” included in its resort swim ‘21 collection. The statement also asked for recognition of the artisan work featured. “[Zimmermann] markets a multicolored tunic-style dress in its Resort 2021 collection [that features a] design and iconography [that] corresponds to the Mazatec populations of the Cañada region of our state, mainly Huautla de Jiménez and San Bartolomé Ayautla,” the statement, written in Spanish, stated.
Desde #Oaxaca hacemos un llamado enérgico a la marca ZIMMERMANN para que explique los elementos iconográficos y técnicos de las piezas de su colección Resort Swim 2021, así mismo pedimos el reconocimiento al trabajo artesanal de los pueblos de la región cañada y papaloapan. pic.twitter.com/wVy6KlJm9f
According to the organization, the garment in question is distinguishable by its embroidered cotton textiles, which Mazatec women have been making for centuries and “use with pride in their traditional festivities.” The statement continued, “The embroideries are made with the cross-stitch technique, […] and represent different symbolic elements such as birds and flowers that reflect the nature of their communities. [They are] framed with ribbons of colors, which distinguish them from one town to another.”
While the tweets only mentioned the Riders Panelled Tunic Dress, the organization’s statement also brought up Zimmermann’s printed “Lulu Drop Waist Mini Dress and Scoop Bikini”: “The ‘Lulu Drop Waist Mini Dress and Scoop Bikini’ [share a] similarity in design with the traditional huipil of Jalapa de Díaz from the Papaloapan region.”
Following Twitter’s response and the organization’s statements, Zimmermann released a statement on Instagram. It reads, “Zimmermann acknowledges that the panelled tunic dress from our current swim collection was inspired by what we now understand to be a traditional garment from the Oaxaca region in Mexico. We apologize for the usage without appropriate credit to the cultural owners of this form of dress and for the offense this has caused.” The brand’s statement also noted that the Riders Panelled Tunic Dress has been permanently removed from all Zimmermann stores, as well as its online store. “We have taken steps to ensure this does not happen again in [the] future,” it concluded.
According to a source close to the brand, Zimmermann is currently attempting to contact The Oaxacan Institute of Handicrafts, as well as the state’s government, in order to investigate the claims regarding the Lulu Drop Waist Mini Dress and Scoop Bikini.
Refinery29 reached out to The Oaxacan Institute of Handicrafts, but at the time of publishing, had not yet heard back.
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बिग बॉस के घर से बाहर होने के बाद जैस्मिन भसीन (Jasmin Bhasin) इन दिनों काफी सुर्खियों में हैं। एक तरफ जहां लोग उनकी दमदार परफॉरमेंस को देख फूले नहीं समा रहे, तो वहीं अब एक्ट्रेस का क्यूट लुक चर्चा में है।
