Rihanna’s Double Dracula
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Rihanna stepped out in Paris today with baby Rocki in her arms. Rocki is now over six months old and, naturally, already styling. That tunic is fashion…and that green and brown trapper bonnet is definitely fashion. It’s Dior vintage, unless they’ve reissued it after Jonathan Anderson’s been going through the archives in his first year as creative director.
If there’s anyone who could get her hands on this piece from the library, and put it on her baby, it’s Rihanna. She’s long had an association with Dior, and it seems to have been further strengthened now that Jonathan is driving. Which, again, brings us back to the Met Gala because this will be the first Met Gala for him since he took over couture, men and womenswear at the house. He’s custom-designed looks for previous Met Galas when he was with Loewe, but Dior is a whole other legacy that he’s stepped into. Will Rihanna be one of the house’s representatives on the first Monday in May?
She’s already repping all kinds of coveted Dior on this trip to Paris, more than just a baby bonnet. In my post about Rihanna yesterday, she was seen carrying a Dior Dracula saddlebag. Today there’s another Dracula, an even more notable piece.
Because the Dior tote has become pretty iconic since it was introduced almost a decade ago. By now most fashion watchers are aware of its classic shape and the standup handles. Last year, before his debut menswear collection, Jonathan revealed how he’d reimagined the tote as the Dior Book Tote for summer 2026.
Book tote, literally. As in first editions of classic books as part of the tote’s design, but Bram Stoker’s Dracula is the OG here, as Jonathan explained:
“When I got a job with Brown Thomas and moved to Dublin, I remember walking past a red brick house with a plaque on it that read ‘Bram Stoker, author of Dracula, lived here. I had to do a double take because I never knew that an Irish person wrote Dracula. People tend to think it’s American. When I realized Bram Stoker lived on the same street, Kildare Street, that I was living on in Dublin, it took me a few days to process…. Dracula became one of the most iconic stories of the 20th century, over 200 films have been made of it, and his Irishness is often overlooked. The novel has been interpreted as Stoker’s play on late-Victorian fears of immigration—mostly from Eastern Europe at the time—which goes to show how history repeats itself.”
It’s artistic expression and social commentary through fashion, and also heritage. That’s another layer and connection here to Rihanna and her daughter, Rocki Irish Mayers.
What else happened today…
Elizabeth Banks in a black leather dress with a capelet and I’m always here for a capelet. (Go Fug Yourself)
Whoever is interested in Adrian Grenier and how he’s doing since he is not in The Devil Wears Prada 2 (which… I’m not sure there’s anyone who’ll miss him), the answer is that he’s making money from it. (Pajiba)
Adrian Grenier isn’t in the movie, but there will be a television personality who shows up – which they accidentally let slip today. (EW)
When I posted about Keanu Reeves yesterday I wrote about the disconnect between how we see him and his role in Outcome, in which he plays a douchebag. Keanu has never been a douchebag, and he has clearly followed the advice he’s giving to young actors. (Celebitchy)
SNL has revealed its final slate of hosts and musical guests for this current season. Will Ferrell returning for the season finale isn’t surprising, he has a new Netflix series coming out soon – The Hawk, it’s about a former golf legend on a comeback tour. My husband is all over this because 1. he plays golf and 2. all his speech patterns are based on Will Ferrell sketches and movies. Matt Damon hasn’t hosted since 2018 which is the same year he cameo-ed in the season premiere as Brett Kavanaugh, which they pulled together in just 24 hours. I always have time for this sketch – Matt is spectacularly unhinged.
Speaking of quoting from SNL sketches, I’m always trying to work “I’m gonna start at an eleven, I’ma take it to about a fifteen real quick!” into every conversation. For funsies, let’s watch it again. (Vulture)
Rihanna out in Paris with baby Rocki, April 8, 2026
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