Share FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinWhatsappTelegramEmail 15.6K LVMH (PARIS:MC.PA -1.40%) has officially announced the closure of Rihanna‘s ready-to-wear luxury fashion brand, Fenty. The news comes just two years after its launch. RIhanna CEO of Fenty Fenty was the first fashion house since Christian Lacroix in 1987, to have started from scratch under the LVMH name. Known for its high-end prices, the LVMH-backed brand was unable to appeal to Rihanna’s broad fan base. What Is Reported The luxury house and singer reportedly came to a mutual decision to end the brand, as confirmed in a released statement from LVMH, “Rihanna and LVMH have jointly made the decision to put on hold the RTW activity, based in Europe, pending better conditions.” More Articles You Would Love Get Ready Ghana Fashion & Design Week 2013 Is Here!!!!! (Press Release) Rihanna Is Serving Looks That The Mainstream Media Is Not Excited About The Fenty Instagram has been inactive since January 1, 2021, and it is expected that its e-commerce site will go dark in the coming weeks. The focus will now shift towards Rihanna’s growing Fenty Beauty empire, as well as Fenty Skin and her highly successful Savage x Fenty lingerie line. What We Believe & Warned You About In May 2019 we reported Rihanna sold Fenty to Louis Vuitton in an article titled ‘Rihanna Selling Fenty To Louis Vuitton (LMVH) Is A Big Loss Of Another Major Black Owned International Fashion Brand‘. Rihanna Selling Fenty To Louis Vuitton (LVMH) Is A Big Loss Of Another Major Black Owned International Fashion Brand Many Rihanna fans took offense to the article as they were too busy celebrating the fact that she was the ‘First Black creative director under LVMH’ or whatever race-based incentive the media was pushing at the time. Other Rihanna Fenty Projects Soar In Sales Since then Rihanna has managed to see growth in her Fenty x Savage Lingerie as well as her Fenty beauty. The lack of growth of Fenty is either a lack of enthusiasm from the LVMH side or Rihanna’s part. Did LVMH Buy Out Fenty To Shut It Down Or in our opinion, an avenue for LVMH to shut down its only rival and potential black competitor. This might seem a bit far-fetched, but with all the marketing and targetting LVMH is doing in the black community there is no denying the black and African market is an essential base. Louis Vuitton Goes Kente In Black Targetted Show With A Fierce Performance By Mos Def For Thier Men’s Fall-Winter 2021 Show Buying out and shutting down their only potential competition was definitely an investment worth taking into, it is a common business practice amongst large companies Fenty Investors Move To Other Rihanna Projects L Catterton, a private equity company LVMH currently has stakes in, has reportedly continued to invest in the other Fenty brands. LVMH recently said, “LVMH and Rihanna reaffirm their ambition to concentrate on the growth and the long-term development of Fenty ecosystem focusing on cosmetics, skincare and lingerie.” The Fenty Revolution Continues The Fenty makeup line brought in around half a million dollars in sales in its first year and is expected to grow exponentially in the long-term. Both Fenty Beauty and Fenty Skin have set the benchmark for beauty brands throughout the industry, stepping away from the limited shade ranges and the lack of diversity in its campaigns. The Behind-The-Scenes Struggle According to reports LVMH and Rihanna have not yet ruled out the possibility of restarting Fenty again down the line. Again in our opinion, this is probably the part where LVMH holds Fenty ransome and Rihanna may have to buy her way out the deal. Ghana Celebrity Watch UPCOMING PRIORITY EVENTS! VIEW ALL EVENTS To Submit stories Email: submit@FashionGHANA.com or HashTag #FashionGHANA Share FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinWhatsappTelegramEmail Nana Tamakloe Founder of FashionGHANA.com and Accra Fashion Week. I'm grateful you visited, I hope you share, subscribe and share your comments or opinions below. More For You PICS: Meet The Rwandan Fashion Brand MOSHIONS Behind John Legend’s Most Talked About... PICS: John Legend Put’s Rwandan Fashion On The Map With This Futuristic Mushanana-Inspired... Best Way To Even Out Your Black Skin Tone and Get Rid of... Aaley’s Turns Heads With Their Debut Ready-to-Wear Collection At Accra Fashion Week 2024 Embrace Yourself For Our Digital’s 20th Issue Fashion Cover ‘Afromance Unleashed’ Feat Emelia... The Other Side of Body Shaming: The Unspoken Struggles of Slim Models in... New Year, New Vision: A 2025 Guide for Fashion Designers & Creatives By... Check Out The Top 10 Runways Models That Rocked Accra Fashion Week 2024 Yoonek by Haddy Sets A New Wave In Ghanaian Style Merging Culture with... “It Was Unfortunate There Wasn’t A Ceremony At The Show” – Face Of...