Rihanna is Impacting Maternity Fashion and Encouraging Women to Celebrate Their Bodies
Rihanna continues to leave the internet speechless with each baby bump post. The singer and entrepreneur announced in early March of 2022 that she is expecting her first child with rapper A$AP Rocky. Though fans have been waiting anxiously for her next musical project, many are excited to watch the dubbed “girl boss” enter mommyhood.
Being a natural fashion icon, the jaw-dropping looks have not stopped since entering her third trimester, leaving fans eager to see how she styles her bump. Rihanna has mastered the craft of highlighting the beauty of the life she is creating by showing off her belly rather than hiding it, something many expecting mothers feel pressure to do.
“I’m enjoying having not to worry about covering up my tummy,” said Rihanna in a red carpet interview with People. “If I feel a little chubby, it’s like whatever, you know? It’s a baby!”
The entrepreneur has not slowed down since announcing her pregnancy. She has recently opened a new brick-and-mortar store for her lingerie line, SAVAGE X FENTY, in Los Angeles and she held a Fenty Beauty Universe Event for her beauty lines. At the event, the stylish mama-to-be sported a sparkly green shredded halter, leaving her beautiful growing belly front and center.
“It’s a long nine to ten months…you have to enjoy it,” said Rihanna in an interview with Entertainment Tonight. “I’m trying to enjoy it as much as I could, and fashion is one of my favorite things so, you know, redefining what it means to even be pregnant and maternal.”
No doubt she is bringing a new definition to what maternity should look like, an idea that resonates with many mothers as pregnancy has been found to leave a significant impact on women’s body image and self-confidence. According to Women’s Health, “pregnancy can cause body image problems they did not have before or make image problems worse.”
Rihanna’s ability to embrace, and even accessorize, her pregnancy is an encouragement to all women to enjoy and celebrate their bodies. One fan writes, “Rihanna inspiring women to embrace their bodies in all stages is a beautiful thing.”
As the all-around superstar inches closer to her delivery date her followers are sure to get more cool mom fashion, and maybe new music soon after!
