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Op-Ed | Why Rihanna’s Fenty Is The End of the Star Designer

Fenty has pushed the idea of the star designer to its logical conclusion — and breaking point. After all, who needs a star designer when you have a real star?
Rihanna surprises her fans at the opening of the Fenty pop-up store on May 24 in Paris | Source: Getty Images
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  • Liroy Choufan

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