Rihanna, Sarah Jessica Parker, Naomi Campbell and more attend Fendi store opening

(14 Feb 2015) RIHANNA'S LOVE FOR KANYE COLLECTION
Rihanna won't let Kanye take the style spotlight at New York Fashion Week.
After the hip hop artist presented a shoe collaboration with adidas Thursday, the R&B singer introduced her new one-off bag she designed for Fendi at the brand's first store opening in New York Friday.
However she has nothing but praise for West's talent.
"I think it was amazing. I love that he takes risks, I love that he pushes boundaries and it was very Kanye and I loved it, I enjoyed it," she said of his effort.
However, unlike Kanye's collection, Rihanna's Fendi baguette bag is part of a larger project where five different women try their hand at accessory-designing for charity.
"When I was designing this purse I wanted to make something really edgy but still chic, something that a woman can wear all the time, something that reflects the way I like to dress. I always wear all-black, especially to perform but I wanted it to be wearable," the performer explained.
"I love to play, so I wanted the bag to reflect that," she added.
The Barbadian singer was joined by Sarah Jessica Parker, British model Jourdan Dunn, artist Rachel Feinstein and blogger Leandra Medine on Fendi's roster.
Parker, whose iconic 'Sex and the City' character Carrie Bradshaw practically launched the baguette madness when she wore it on the show in the late '90s, said she worked tirelessly to get her vision right.
"I like the idea of sort of vintage cloth, kind of the stripes of Fendi colors and I wanted to try to figure out a way to get the F in there so I looked at endless amounts of materials and fabrications and skins and velvets and colors and I really wanted to work with purple and indigo and cream and after many iterations and drawing really crudely on napkins this is what I came up with," she said.
The five baguette purses will be displayed in Fendi's new flagship store until 13 March and will be up for auction. Proceeds will benefit five charities chosen by the five designers.

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