Rihanna’s corset praise
- Fashion posts praised Rihanna’s Vivienne Westwood corset paired with Givenchy pieces over the last day. (x.com) - A notable fashion account’s post earned around 540 likes, amplifying the look across feeds. (x.com) - The share activity is keeping runway and street‑style conversations alive after recent festival coverage. (x.com)
Rihanna’s latest fashion buzz centered on a corset by Vivienne Westwood, with styling credits that also included Givenchy pieces in a new W cover story published April 21. (wmagazine.com) W said Rihanna wore an Andreas Kronthaler for Vivienne Westwood corset with a custom Givenchy shirt by Sarah Burton, plus Alaïa pants and other accessories for the spread. The look moved quickly across fashion feeds over the last day through reposts and outfit breakdowns tied to that image. (wmagazine.com) The Westwood piece landed in a familiar lane for the house: Vivienne Westwood says its corsets trace back to the Harris Tweed Autumn-Winter 1987/88 collection and helped turn underwear into outerwear. The brand describes the style as a signature that has carried through later collections under Andreas Kronthaler. (viviennewestwood.com) Givenchy supplied the other half of the conversation because Sarah Burton is now leading the French house. Givenchy announced Burton’s appointment in September 2024 and said her first collection for the brand would be shown in March 2025. (givenchy.com) By April 2026, that pairing read less like a random mix of labels than a snapshot of two houses with strong authorship: Westwood’s historical corsetry and Givenchy’s new Burton era. Givenchy’s own notes on Burton’s Fall-Winter 2025 debut said the collection was shown at 3 Avenue Georges V, the house’s historic Paris address, with an emphasis on atelier work and close-up construction. (givenchy.com) Rihanna has long been a reliable amplifier for that kind of fashion shorthand. W framed the April 2026 issue around her broader reach across music, beauty, lingerie and style, and noted how her pregnancy dressing in 2022 and 2023 shifted expectations around maternity wear. (wmagazine.com) The renewed attention also fits a longer Rihanna-Westwood history. Westwood’s own channels have previously highlighted Rihanna in custom corsetry, including a black couture silk-taffeta corset look for the 2012 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show. (facebook.com) What kept this look moving was its clarity: one image, one corset, and two major fashion houses with distinct signatures attached. In a feed crowded with festival outfits and runway clips, that was enough to keep Rihanna at the center of the style conversation on April 21 and April 22, 2026. (wmagazine.com)
