Rihanna‘s Savage x Fenty show has quickly become one of the hottest tickets in town during New York Fashion Week. But in keeping with the brand’s values of inclusivity, it’s not just for fashion editors and buyers anymore: The actual show took place last week, but now anyone with an Amazon Prime account can stream it, thanks to its exclusive partnership with the platform.
The show was filmed at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York and featured a bevy of supermodels (including Gigi and Bella Hadid and Cara Delevingne), as well as celebrities like Laverne Cox and Normani. But along with those famous faces, Savage x Fenty also gave the crowd performances by Halsey, Migos, Big Sean, A$AP Ferg, and Halsey. Music, dancing, models of all shapes and sizes, gorgeous lingerie, and Rihanna? We’d say that makes for a pretty perfect runway show.
And once the viewing public got eyes on Rihanna’s latest creations, they appropriately freaked out.
Normani, who Nicki Minaj once famously called “that bitch” truly lived up to her moniker with out-of-this world choreo. “Normani is doing what the other girls can’t do,” one fan tweeted. “Normani was EASILY the best part of the Savage x Fenty Fashion Show and that’s all I have to say,” another wrote.
But the overall show was a total hit, too. “LOOK HOW SHE ATE THAT… HER JOB IS TO SERVE AFTER ALL #SavageXFenty,” one Rihanna fan said. “Just the biggest supermodels of this generation casually slaying #SavageXFenty,” another wrote.
People loved the inclusivity of it all.
Seriously, there is nothing Rihanna can’t do—we just want more, more, more. Spring 2020, we’re ready for you.
Peeking from underneath her Jacquemus blazer was a metallic lace teddy from her Savage x Fenty lingerie collection, which retails for $33. It looked perfect, as did that pop of pink on her lips. You can shop it right now—but it’s on sale, so hurry.
And they may be hard to see under her long hem, but Rihanna also opted for white strappy shoes from her luxury fashion line, Fenty. They’re not quite as affordable as the bodysuit, but they’re equally fabulous.
We’d also like to thank Rihanna for continuing to prove that the old fashion rules need not apply: If you want to wear a white suit after Labor Day, go for it. If anyone questions you, just tell them RiRi fully approves.
Not sure if you’ve heard, but 2019 has been Rihanna’s year: She launched a luxury fashion brand with LVMH (the first woman of color to do so) and hosted a lingerie show during Fashion Week that had the entire industry buzzing (and marking their calendars for September 20 so they could watch the whole spectacle over again). Rihanna’s been busy. And now, she’s bestowing yet another gift onto us, her loyal followers: Her Savage x Fenty lingerie is now available to shop on Amazon.
Rihanna herself opened the Savage x Fenty show dancing in a long-sleeve mesh bodysuit, reminding everyone that, even if she hasn’t been on tour, in a couple years, she’s still got it. What followed was a 45-minute long runway-slash-performance featuring models of all different skin tones, sizes, and abilities—all wearing Savage x Fenty bras, underwear, and bodysuits, of course. You might have to wait a few more days to stream it on Amazon Prime, but you can start shopping the pieces in the brand’s Fall 2019 collection, which were showcased that night, on Amazon today.
With sizes ranging from 32A to 42H and XS to 3X, there’s definitely something for most, whether that be a neon-green thong or a simple, floral-lace bralette. Shop the best Savage x Fenty pieces available on Amazon now.
The season two premiere of Big Little Lies had everything, including Meryl Streep. If you don’t have HBO or couldn’t watch tonight’s episode, here’s a quick, spoiler-free recap: The five Monterrey moms—Madeline (Reese Witherspoon), Celeste (Nicole Kidman), Renata (Laura Dern), Jane (Shailene Woodley), and Bonnie (Zoë Kravitz)—are all coping with the guilt of covering up Perry’s death, and they’re doing it in different ways. Renata’s staging photoshoots in ’80s power suits. Celeste is still seeing that slightly-judgmental therapist. Bonnie’s skulking around with her sunglasses on at all times. But their plans to keep what happened a secret are foiled by Perry’s mother, Mary Louise (Streep), who comes into town looking for answers. And my guess is she’ll find them.
That’s partially because she has one of the sharpest tongues of the bunch—which is saying something, seeing as how a big pull for Big Little Lies season one was the delicious one-liners and insults. Don’t worry, those don’t go anywhere in season two. In fact, I’d venture to say HBO has upped the amount of digs these characters give each other. I counted 18 savage lines in total. Eighteen! Just from one episode. What can I say? These Monterrey moms are great at being mean (and also…pretending like they didn’t kill anyone).
Below, check out all the one-liners from the season premiere that had me howling.
“I like to think of it as more of an assembly. A service is for when someone dies, like a school fundraiser.” —Principal Warren to Madeline
“I’ll take one [cupcake] for each thigh! I don’t even like to chew. I just shove ’em down. Maybe you can give one here to Warren so he can shove it too.” — Madeline giving it right back to Principal Warren
“My Amabella was bullied last year. I mean in, like, biting and choking. So we’re gonna make sure that doesn’t happen again!” — Renata to the new teacher, Michael
“Unplugged is one thing but unhinged is a total other thing.” — Madeline talking about Bonnie
“Did you see Renata getting up that new teacher’s ass? I thought she was gonna have to pull out her snorkel.” — Madeline talking about Renata
“I can’t complain. Actually, I can. My son is dead.” — Perry’s mother, Mary Louise
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“You’re very short. I don’t mean it in a negative way. Maybe I do. I find little people to be untrustworthy.” — Mary Louise to Madeline
More than 800,000 fans have signed a petition for HBO to remake the eighth season of Game of Thrones. One person who’s not on board with this, though, is Lili Reinhart. The Riverdale star took to Instagram on Thursday (May 16) to shut down those in favor of this lofty request, which knocks GoT showrunners David Benioff and D.B. Weiss as “woefully incompetent writers.”
“This is not how television works,” Reinhart wrote in a comment under Variety‘s post about the petition. “TV shows are not fan service. It’s ridiculous of people to think they can demand creative change from artists.”
Reinhart’s comment has sparked a bit of a debate about whether or not television actually is “fan service.” “The customer is the fan and if the customer doesn’t like the product, actors, [or] shows, then the money stops coming in. Without the fans, there isn’t a show because there is no money,” one person wrote.
“I agree that demanding a change of directing is unrealistic; however, it comes to show that people find it hard to bid farewell,” wrote another.
To call season eight of Game of Thrones divisive would be an understatement. The show’s depiction of its female characters has been a point of particular criticism and concern—so much so that stars like Jessica Chastain have chimed in. After Sansa’s sexual assault backstory was put in an “empowering” light, the Molly’s Game actor tweeted, “Rape is not a tool to make a character stronger. A woman doesn’t need to be victimized in order to become a butterfly. The #littlebird was always a Phoenix. Her prevailing strength is solely because of her. And her alone. #GameOfThrones.”
Game of Thrones ends once and for all this Sunday starting at 9:00 P.M. ET on HBO. Fingers crossed that the showrunners deliver a finale that satisfies fans.
Game of Thrones returned last night for its season eight premiere, and so much went down: a long-awaited reunion between Jon Snow and Arya. And Sansa and Tyrion. And Yara and Theon. The list drags on. But, overwhelmingly, last night’s episode was about women. More specifically, women and their fatal glances and savage quips. If a female lead was on screen Sunday night, she was whittling us down to splinters without doing much at all. Between Daenerys Targaryen, Sansa and Arya, the ever-resilient Yara Greyjoy, and little Lyanna Mormont, I could barely go 10 seconds without involuntarily shouting “Step on me, mom!” at the TV.
I know “glances” might not sound like the most important takeaway from last night’s episode of Game of Thrones, but please understand that I’m gay. Glancing is the official mating call of queer women—and all queer women know the mammoth power a single female leer can hold. So, yeah, there were a lot of intoxicating women glaring at each other on Game of Thrones, and that’s what I cared the most about—I’m not sorry. In a show that doesn’t feature much explicitly queer female content, I have to make up for it in my mind. White Walkers are coming, yeah yeah, sure sure. But also, hear me out: glowering.
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When Daenerys finally met Sansa last night, which Twitter loved, glances were had. Sansa wanted her brother to be fair to Northeners, who named him King before he bent the knee to Daenerys, so she was chilly toward the Dragon Queen. And I know I was supposed to be like, “Oh no, Sansa doesn’t like Daenerys,” but all I could think about was how badly I wanted either woman to fillet me with a single scowl. During one particularly frigid standoff, Sansa jeered, “What do dragons eat, anyway?,” to which Daenerys replied, “Whatever they want.”
The roasts were on full display last night too. When the women weren’t leering, they were dropping hot fire on their male counterparts. Sansa made a major dig at Tyrion when she said, “I used to think you were the cleverest man alive,” and if you know and love Tyrion, then you know how personal that remark is. When Arya reunited with Jon, her opening line was “You used to be taller.”
Then Euron Greyjoy propositioned Cersei (for the thousandth time), and she said, “You want a whore, buy one. You want a queen, earn her”—which is iffy feminism in that it’s…uhh, not feminist, yet I still wanted Cersei to shove me off a castle wall. Lady Lyanna Mormont, who always keeps us humble, reprimanded Jon Snow upon his return to the North: She spat, “You left Winterfell a king and came back a—I’m not sure what you are now. A lord? Nothing at all?” And this chick can glare. Basically, everyone in Winterfell was shaking—and not just from the winter.
The first episode of season eight was jam-packed with reunions and character nostalgia, but it was slow overall. They’re definitely laying groundwork for the final five episodes and gearing up for the big fight between the living and the dead, which apparently will be the longest battle scene in the show’s history. Still, I was fully sated by the season premiere.
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Last season—season seven—was spilling over with powerful moments from the female leads, and if last night’s episode is any indication, we have so much to look forward to from these women. Plot-wise, of course I want to see Daenerys make the Iron Throne her bitch. I want to see Arya fucking flay Cersei. But mostly I’m looking forward to more devastating glances that cut through me like Valyrian steel, and way more shady quips from the women of Game of Thrones. Sic your dragons on me, Daenerys!
Jill Gutowitz is a writer and comedian in Los Angeles. Follow her on Twitter @jillboard.
