Rihanna has let everyone know the days of stereotype models are done.
The star’s Savage X Fenty lingerie show, during the New York Fashion Week, bucked the trend of ultra-thin models.
She’s won major praise for her diverse and body-positive line-up of models. Almal was daar... big and tall, short and athletic, every colour and ethnicity you could imagine, just like REAL women. There were also pregnant models, including Slick Woods, 22, who reportedly was IN LABOUR during her walk.
The much-anticipated show, at the Brooklyn Navy Yard recently, showed off Riri’s lingerie collection, which includes semi-sheer bralets and frilly knickers.
The Garden of Eden-inspired setting included a waterfall, stream, sand and grass.
The expertly choreographed 15-minute show had a slow start, but then the beat kicked in and the models began swinging their arms like apes, led by Gigi Hadid who was strutting across the grass in stilettos.
Riri, 30, said of the show: “My mission is just to have women all over the world feel comfortable and sexy and have fun with lingerie. And tonight was just one of those experiences.
“I wanted people to feel that energy. I wanted them to feel all different body types, all the different women in different stages of their womanhood.”
Her gevaarlike sexy undies plus the use of a variety of women modelling her lingerie won mense over.
One fan tweeted: “I don’t think I’ve ever seen another lingerie collection use very visibly pregnant models before! This fashion show is diverse in so many different ways.”
Another added: “Slick Woods fully pregnant in lingerie at @SavageXFenty! And EVERY other body shape and colour as well. Watch and learn.”
Relegated as an also-ran, one fan tweeted that Victoria Secret “has been giving us the same Fashion Show for YEARS. Rihanna is giving diversity, choreography, representation of all body types and this is her first show”.