A guide to Rihanna’s business partners and best friends -Melissa Battifarano
The design director at Fenty Corp used to work for Ecko, Sean Jean, Champion, Fila, and Tory Sport before joining Rihanna’s team in 2014 to design her very first collection with Puma. They’ve worked closely ever since, with Battifarano overseeing initial designs and presenting them to Rihanna for feedback and adjustments. Battifarano said in a 2016 interview that she was initially designing gym clothes for Fenty before Rihanna asked instead for more luxurious fabrics. Would we expect anything else? No.