“The haute couture diaper is definitely a first for Dior. When Rihanna asks for something, she is already ahead of what is happening. She is thinking outside the box. I trust her implicitly on anything she feels that is right to do.”
–Jonathan Anderson on W cover star Rihanna
“As soon as I'd shot her and baby Rocki, I showed Rihanna the photograph. She looked at the photo and started sniffling, wiping away her proud mommy tears. Then she laughed and said "Damn, these babies have killed my gangsta".
- Tim Walker
BTS with @wmag
Photography: Tim Walker
Styling: Jahleel Weaver
Editor in Chief: Sara Moonves
Creative Directors at Large: Kevin Tekinel and Charles Levai
Video: Carolyn Girondo & Russell Elliot
Writer: Maxine Wally
Hair: Mustafa Yanaz using Fenty Hair
Makeup: Daniel Sällström using Fenty Beauty & Fenty Skin
Nails: Jenny Longworth
Set Design: Miguel Bento
Movement Director: Pat Boguslawski
Production: 138 Productions
Special Thanks to DJ Andy and Liwan
Stephen Jones talked with @wmag about working with Rihanna and the Met Gala 2018 pope hat he made for her:
“I said, “How do you want to look? The hat is quite heavy with all the embroidery,” and she said, “Have you seen the shoes? The hat is not the problem”
A$AP Rocky talked with @wmag about Rihanna:
“She has changed a lot because she became a mother and that certainly changes you. But this woman has always been magic. She is the most charming and genuine person on Earth. Her energy is unmatched—one of a kind. I just adore her”
cover girrrrrlz!!!
baby Rocki served sumn serious on her first cover! came on set and shut her mama dowwwnn!!!! @wmag 🥹💞
Photography: Tim Walker
Styling: Jahleel Weaver
Editor in Chief: Sara Moonves
Creative Directors at Large: Kevin Tekinel and Charles Levai
Writer: Maxine Wally
Hair: Mustafa Yanaz using Fenty Hair
Makeup: Daniel Sällström using Fenty Beauty & Fenty Skin
Nails: Jenny Longworth
Set Design: Miguel Bento
Movement Director: Pat Boguslawski
Production: 138 Productions
Special Thanks to DJ Andy and Liwan
W VOLUME THREE 2026: THE POP ISSUE