Protestors Storm New York Fashion Week, Rihanna Teams Up with Puma Again, & Halle Bailey Covers Cosmopolitan

1. Protestors Storm New York Fashion Week

Animal rights activists interrupted Coach’s runway show at New York Fashion Week on Thursday to campaign against the use of leather.

Two protesters joined models on the runway as they modeled the company’s Spring 2024 ready-to-wear collection, with an activist sporting only body paint designed to look like a skinned body depicting muscles, flesh and tendons, applied over underwear.

One woman held a “Coach leather kills” sign, while the other had the same slogan painted on her front.

A third activist recorded the moment. CNN saw security try to intercept the protesters early on in the show but they made it about halfway around the room before they were physically removed from the runway.

“It’s time to STOP selling someone else’s skin and drop leather, @Coach,” animal rights organization People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) posted later on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, alongside a video of the incident.

2. Rihanna Teams Up with Puma Again

Global icon Rihanna and sports company PUMA have officially launched their newest product franchise together. Rihanna returns to the brand as the Creative Director of FENTY x PUMA with a multi-year partnership and several product launches in the pipeline. The return of FENTY x PUMA blends PUMA’s deep history and heritage in sport with Rihanna’s iconic stature as a leader in music, culture and fashion. The FENTY x PUMA Avanti, the first footwear franchise of the partnership, is an unconventional mix of two PUMA icons blending the high-quality leather design of the King football boot with the outsole of the heritage running shoe, Easy Rider.

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3. Halle Bailey Covers Cosmopolitan

“Yeah, @hallebailey did the whole mermaid thing. And reached a new level of stardom while she was at it. But the really exciting stuff starts now—and she’s ready to talk about it.” Said Cosmo when introducing Halle Bailey as their September 2023 cover star.