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Rihanna Reportedly Bought The Entire Baby Phat Archive Before Forever 21’s Bankruptcy
Fashion retailer Forever 21 is considering bankruptcy, which means fashionistas looking for a nostalgia fix may have to search elsewhere for Cheetos or Taco Bell- branded fast fashion pieces. However, they may already have a new option to get their early-2000s Baby Phat fix.
According to a profile on Baby Phat founder Kimora Lee Simmons in The Cut, the women’s Phat Farm spin- off line’s archive was pur- chased last year by none other than era icon and emerging fashion force Ri- hanna, before it found its way back to Simmons ear- lier this year.
According to The Cut‘s story, vintage purveyor and fashion historian Gabriel Held reported selling off the entire line to Rihanna in 2018, with Simmons plan- ning a relaunch in a few weeks. Simmons collabo- rated with Forever 21 in June, dropping a surprise run of 2000s-throwback designs, modernized to fit with today’s trends of bike shorts, cropped tees, and neon colors, all em- blazoned with the signature
RIHANNA
Baby Phat logo.
According to The Cut, the
line sold out within a day — just like other, celebrity- branded, fast fashion collab- orations this year, namely Cardi B’s Fashion Nova col- lection and Quavo’s BooHooMen capsule.
Rihanna, though, may stand to be the big winner if this new Baby Phat relaunch is a success. Her luxury fash- ion house was an out-of-the- gate success, just like her makeup line and lingerie brand, making her a force to be reckoned with in the cloth- ing retail world.
Tameka Foster Creates Animated Series About Her Late Son
Tameka Foster is creat- ing a children’s animated se- ries in honor of her late son, Kile Foster, who died in July 2012.
According to her In- diegogo page, the show, ti- tled The Odd Life of Kile Lyles, follows the life of a middle-schooler that has su-
TAMEKA FOSTER
perpowers. After a visit to a toy museum, Kile left with more than just something to play with. He bought a mood ring that gave him super- powers. In the show, he turns into his alter ego to save the world and fight crime and does it all before bedtime.
Cassie Engaged, Diddy’s Ex To Marry New Boyfriend Alex Fine
Cassie and boyfriend Alex Fine are engaged! The singer, who is expecting the couple’s first child, a baby girl, shared the sweetest pro- posal video on Tuesday, just days after Alex got down on one knee. “My favorite day ever! #MrsFine 💍 8.24,” Cassie captioned the cow- boy-themed proposal video, which was filmed in a desert setting. Alex also shared the video, along with a few pho-
CASSIE AND ALEX
tos with his new fiancee.
“Mrs Fine 8.24 – forever,” Alex captioned the video.
“This moment will always be so special to me,” he wrote alongside a photo of himself on one knee with Cassie looking down at him. “I get to marry my best friend in the whole world. How am I so lucky!”
The couple’s engagement came just two days before Cassie’s 33rd birthday on August 26
Jeannie Mai And Jeezy Are Official
Rapper Jeezy and “The Real” host Jeannie Mai have finally put to rest the ru- mors and speculation about the status of their relation- ship.
The duo confirmed they are officially an item by stepping out together last week for a “date night at the inaugural SnoBall Gala to raise funds for his non-profit, Street Dreamz,” PEOPLE reports.
“The couple walked into
JEANNIE MAI AND JEEZY
the event arm-in-arm and were all smiles through the night,” a rep for Jeezy tells the publication.
On an episode of “The Real,” Mai revealed that she and Jeezy have been spend- ing a lot of time together.
“Jeezy and I hang out,” she said. “He’s very special to me, so we don’t really have a label to define what it is we’re doing. We’re just having a good time together.”
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Kanye West Holds Sunday Service In Watts And Brad Pitt Attends
Kanye West's Sunday Service is on the road again ... this time he took the choir to good ol' Watts, and none other than Brad Pitt showed up to feel the good vibes.
Brad was among the large group of worshipers who sur- rounded Kanye and his choir Sunday in the parking lot of a church. We're told it
BRAD PITT AND KAYNE
was a spur-of-the-moment was a surprise to almost deal, and Brad's presence everyone who showed up.
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