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Rihanna and A$AP Rocky Make Red-Carpet Return at CFDA as He Is Named Fashion Icon

Anna Wintour presented Rocky with the honor, underscoring the couple’s shared stature in fashion.

Overview

  • The pair appeared November 3 at the CFDA Fashion Awards at New York’s American Museum of Natural History, their first joint red carpet since welcoming daughter Rocki in September.
  • Rocky received the CFDA Fashion Icon award, 11 years after Rihanna earned the same honor, making them the first couple to have both received it.
  • On the carpet, Rocky celebrated being a “girl dad,” saying he was “glowing,” calling Rocki his “baby twin,” and noting his sons RZA and Riot may need time to adjust.
  • Rihanna described her Alaïa look as a “postpartum-forward” style, wearing a black trench over a turtleneck with white pleated pants tucked into heels, while Rocky wore Chanel with a butter-yellow knit and two-tone shoes.
  • In his remarks, Rocky credited Rihanna for inspiring his fashion journey and publicly thanked her as he accepted the award.