Overview
- Rihanna attended Grand Kadooment on Aug. 3, marching and dancing with her brother Rorrey Fenty’s band Aura before boarding a float and greeting fans.
- She wore a custom, jewel-encrusted cut-out bodysuit with towering feathered wings and an ornate headpiece created by Barbadian designer Lauren Austin.
- The look used strategic jewel coverage and bold cut-outs to create a ‘barely-there’ effect that quickly circulated across social media and fashion pages.
- The visit followed a family weekend in Barbados that included a Spider-Man–themed third birthday for her son Riot Rose and public moments with partner A$AP Rocky.
- Rihanna’s appearance turned Grand Kadooment into a global fashion moment that spotlighted local designers and underscored Crop Over’s role as a showcase of Barbados’s culture and craft rooted in its sugar‑harvest history.