Avslöjar även detaljer kring det kommande albumet

Rihanna har delat med sig utav en sneakpeak på hennes nya Fenty “luxury fashion”-kollektion på omslaget till The New York Times Style Magazines första digitala nummer.

Hon syns i märkets unika look för dess vårkollektion för 2019 och öppnar även upp sig i en intim intervju där hon reflekterar över sin egna resa inom modeindustrin och hennes förväntningar inför att utvecklas till en dominerande affärskvinna.

Under de senaste åren har stjärnan haft en mängd prestigefulla uppdrag, så som hennes roll som kreativ chef för PUMA, lanseringen av en mängd olika samarbeten med märken som Manolo Blahnik och hennes senaste framgångar inom både skönhet och underklädesindustrin. De har alla lett fram till att hon nu blivit utvald att leda LVMHs första modehus som skapats från grunden.

Under intervjun fick hon bland annat frågan ifall hon tackade ja till jobbet för att kunna säga att hon var den första svarta kvinnan som någonsin axlat samma roll.

“No, and I didn’t even know that until months into our relationship, when Jahleel brought it to my attention. And I’m like, “Are you sure about that? Did you do your research? ’Cause I don’t wanna state a claim that’s [expletive].” Because I still couldn’t believe it. It made me feel proud”.

Hon kommenterade även arbetet med den nya skivan – där Drake inte kommer medverka:

“Not anytime soon, I don’t see it happening. Not on this album, that’s for sure…”

Den nya kollektion kommer släppas på Fentys offeciella hemsida den 29:e maj och fram tills dess kan du se fler bilder från kollektionen nedan.

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“I’ve been slowly evolving throughout the fashion world,” says #Rihanna. “First wearing it, buying it, being recognized for my style and then collaborating with brands. I never just wanted to put my name on something and sell my license. I’m very hands-on, so I wanted to take it slowly and gain respect as a designer.” Click the link in our bio for a first look at @badgalriri's new fashion line @Fenty, created in partnership with #LVMH, and to read her full interview with the playwright @JeremyOHarris. Photographed by @KristinLeeMoolman, styled by @SuzanneKoller, makeup by @lauren.parsons, hair by Yusef (@yusefhairnyc), manicure by Jenny Longworth (@jennynails), set design by Andrew Tomlinson (@tomotattle).

Ett inlägg delat av T: The NYTimes Style Magazine (@tmagazine) 20 Maj 2019 kl. 6:39 PDT

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“You wear what looks good on you and that’s it,” says #Rihanna. “I’m thick and curvy right now, and so if I can’t wear my own stuff then, I mean, that’s not gonna work, right?” As the first black woman to run a major luxury fashion house, @badgalriri paid close attention to inclusivity when creating the @Fenty clothing line. Indeed, the mission of #Fenty, according to #JahleelWeaver (@illjahjah), a stylist for Rihanna who is now the label’s style director, “is to really speak to how multifaceted today’s woman is. We’re thinking about each release as a different facet to a woman’s wardrobe and how she approaches dressing. Luxury has been defined in the past as one woman, one brand: You know who the Saint Laurent woman is, you understood who the Céline woman was when it was Phoebe. Which is fine, but you think about how that relates to the modern woman. I don’t think she is just one thing, Rih being the perfect example of that.” Click the link in our bio for Rihanna's full conversation with the playwright @JeremyOHarris, and to see more exclusive images of her new clothing line. Photographed by @KristinLeeMoolman, styled by @SuzanneKoller, makeup by @lauren.parsons, hair by Yusef (@yusefhairnyc), manicure by Jenny Longworth (@jennynails), set design by Andrew Tomlinson (@tomotattle).

Ett inlägg delat av T: The NYTimes Style Magazine (@tmagazine) 20 Maj 2019 kl. 6:21 PDT

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Exclusive: A first look at #Rihanna's new fashion line @Fenty, created in partnership with #LVMH. For her next act, the pop star will become the first black woman in charge of a major luxury fashion house in Paris. Here, @badgalriri opens up about what this means to her: ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ “You’re going to be black wherever you go. And I don’t know if it’s unfortunate or fortunate, because I love being black. So, sorry for those who don’t like it — that’s the first thing you see before you even hear my voice. There are also other factors: I’m young. I’m new to the family. I’m a woman. Those factors do come into play, but I will not apologize for them, and I will not back down from being a woman, from being black, from having an opinion. I’m running a company and that’s exactly what I came here to do. I don’t know if it makes people uncomfortable or not, but that’s not even my business, you know? I do know that the reason I’m here is not because I’m black. It’s because of what I have to offer. That’s what they’re invested in. And the fact that I’m black is just that: a fact.” ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ Click the link in our bio for Rihanna's full conversation with the playwright @JeremyOHarris, and to see more exclusive images of her new clothing line. Photographed by @KristinLeeMoolman, styled by @SuzanneKoller, makeup by @lauren.parsons, hair by Yusef (@yusefhairnyc), manicure by Jenny Longworth (@jennynails), set design by Andrew Tomlinson (@tomotattle).

Ett inlägg delat av T: The NYTimes Style Magazine (@tmagazine) 20 Maj 2019 kl. 6:03 PDT