Rihanna Pregnant, Avoiding Lactating

Question

A TikTok from a Tiktok user states her mother suggested Rihanna was wearing a rubber top during the halftime show to avoid lactating while performing. This follows claims of Rihanna being pregnant when seen performing on the halftime show.

Answer 1

As Rihanna has now been confirmed as pregnant with her second child, according to her team, your attention to her outfit makes sense - with this being said, her top was not an anti-lactation article of clothing. 

Rihanna's outfit at her 2023 Super Bowl performance has many layers and significance, though. The outfit was brought to us by Lowe, a luxury Spanish brand that specializes in leather wears. Lowe is a brand under the fashion house conglomerate of Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton, commonly known as LVMH. On their website now, they have an piece highlighting Rihanna's outfit and its influences. As her leather top was made by Loewe, it is not marketed as a top to prevent lactation. The outfit was inspired by aviation suits, with a sleek and dynamic twist to match her performance, as per Loewe's description of their styling.

While the top may or may not have suppressed Rihanna's lactation, this was not the intended purpose of the outfit; maybe a mere bonus for her to wear while pregnant and performing.

Rihanna's Representative Confirmation: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/12/sports/football/rihanna-pregnant-super-bowl-.html 

Loewe Article: https://www.loewe.com/usa/en/stories-collection/Rihanna-superbowl-custom-look.html

Answer 2

While there is no confirmation that she was attempting to prevent lactation, it has been confirmed by one of her own representatives that Rihanna is pregnant with her second child.

Sources: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/13/style/rihanna-pregnancy-fashion-super-bowl.html

https://variety.com/2023/music/news/rihanna-pregnant-super-bowl-half-time-1235520884/

Answer 3

With many speculating if Rihanna was seen sporting a pregnancy bump throughout her halftime performance, rumors started spreading almost immediately. After the performance it was confirmed through her own representative that she is in fact expecting her second child. 

Lactation prevention was not an aspect of the clothing as the designer wasn't even sure if she was going to be wearing his piece until the day of the performance. It was not designed to be a shield for leaks, but instead a " little bit of Northern Ireland and Magherafelt on the stage" 

Rep Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/12/sports/football/rihanna-pregnant-super-bowl-.html

Designer Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-64632844

Answer 4

It's confirmed that Rihanna is pregnant with her second child. This was confirmed by her representative, Amanda Silverman, with details featured in the New York Times-

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/12/sports/football/rihanna-pregnant-super-bowl-.html

Regarding her attire, Rihanna's costume was designed by Loewe creative director Jonathan Anderson, who said her costume was inspired by flight attire but has yet to confirm or deny whether or not the red breastplate was designed to camouflage lactation.

Details can be found on Loewe's website- https://www.loewe.com/usa/en/stories-collection/Rihanna-superbowl-custom-look.html

The interview with Johnathan Anderson was featured in Vogue Magazine-

https://en.vogue.me/fashion/rihanna-super-bowl-halftime-style-loewe-alaia-messika-jewelry-jacob-co-watch-makeup/

Answer 5

There was no comment from Rihanna's team saying that she was wearing a rubber/latex bustier to prevent her from lactating. JW Anderson designed Rihanna's outfit for the Super Bowl, which was an all-red jumpsuit, a red Loewe molded breastplate, and red sneakers by Salomon x Maison Margiela.

JW Anderson did an interview himself where he said the pieces were inspired by flight gear since Rihanna spent a lot of the performance on a floating platform. She announced her second pregnancy during the Super Bowl by revealing her baby bump through her red jumpsuit. Her representatives confirmed afterwards that she was indeed pregnant. However, there was no confirmation of the molded breastplate meant to prevent lactating.

https://en.vogue.me/fashion/rihanna-super-bowl-halftime-style-loewe-alaia-messika-jewelry-jacob-co-watch-makeup/