Musician to Fashion Mogul: 14 Times Musicians Launched Fashion Brands

The heyday of the celebrity fashion line is far from over. The announcement of Rihanna’s Fenty fashion brand created with LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton proves just that, garnering much hype on the Internet and gained more than 200,000 followers on Instagram since news of the brand was released on Friday — and without even one product being available to buy. While highly anticipated, Rihanna’s brand isn’t the first celebrity fashion line. Celebrities — and musicians in particular — have a history of leveraging their star power and style icon statuses to create successful fashion brands, either self-launched or through licensing agreements. Here, WWD looks at 14 musicians who have carved a place for themselves in the fashion industry. 1. Beyoncé Beyoncé wearing Ivy Park  Beyoncé Knowles@IVY PARK In the early Aughts, Beyoncé teamed with her mother, Tina Knowles, for a ready-to-wear label called House of Deréon, which paid homage to her grandmother. The singer wore one of the designs — a form-fitting black and gold gown — to the Academy Awards in 2009. Despite her star power, the singer ultimately shuttered the brand in 2012. Undeterred, Beyoncé went on to successfully introduce activewear brand Ivy Park in 2016 in collaboration with Topshop’s Sir Philip Green. The line launched

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