‘For us, Black hair is Black history’: Rihanna’s fashion show sparks row for styling white models’ hair in braids

The Savage X Fenty lingerie label has been accused of cultural appropriation over the hairstyles in its annual fashion show. But why is this still going on?

Singer Rihanna's Savage X Fenty fashion line has stirred an online debate around cultural appropriation, after models wore what appeared to be braids during the label's lingerie show. After the show was screened last Friday on Amazon Prime, viewers expressed concern on social media at seeing non-Black models, including Emily Ratajkowski, with braids.

I wish I could write something as funny as putting all these white girls in braids for the Fenty show," tweeted comedian and television writer Raina Morris. And Dylan Ali wrote: I love the Fenty show but I think we need a trigger warning for seeing this many white women in braids."