The singer seemed to poke fun at her non-existent musical output while stepping out in NYC this week… plus more fashion news you missed.

The fact that Rihanna hasn’t released an album since 2016’s Anti has become a bit of a meme. At every sneaker event and lipgloss activation, the Bajan businesswoman is bombarded with questions from overenthusiastic journalists about her music career, and each time she bats them away with expert precision. “Who sent you?!” she’ll chide jokingly, moving on to the next talking point before anyone’s the wiser. It’s no surprise, then, that it’s old tracks like “Umbrella” and “Stay” that have just received Diamond certifications, as fans feverishly replay her back catalogue in place of any new music from the star.

But now, the dormant singer has decided that she’s over your questions actually, and what better way to declare it than the brash insistence of a slogan tee. Hours after launching yet another new venture (welcome to the club, Fenty Hair) Rihanna stepped out in New York City with the words “I’m retired” emblazoned across her chest. The t-shirt dress, which is an upcycled creation from Conner Ives’ SS24 collection, sent fans into a bit of a tizzy, with many bemoaning the fact that they were ‘never going to get the album’. Like Britney’s ‘Dump Him’ baby tee before her, the fit was a masterclass in simple yet effective fashion communication, with Ives himself tipping his hat to Rih’s troll moment. “Always sending messages,” he wrote on Instagram beside the pap shot, and following it up with a winking face.

In other fashion news this week, after 30 years working at the company and five years as artistic director, Virgine Viard is bowing out at Chanel; Telfar held a special Eid al-Adha drop of its iconic shopping bags, with proceeds donated to organisations supporting Palestinian liberation; Riccardo Tisci was announced as the first-ever guest editor of cult mag Boy.Brother.Friend; in a lengthy Instagram post, Marc Jacobs detailed how anti-fur campaigners are subjecting his staff to ‘​​verbal, mental and physical attacks’; we rounded up the best in show from this year’s Central Saint Martins BA Fashion course, and spoke to L’Oréal Professionnel award winner Patrick Garvey about reinventing religion through fashion; celebrity stylist Michael Miller revealed what it’s like to chair the UK’s first fashion union; plus model-of-the-moment Amelia Gray opened up about her biggest fears, famous family, and how her first Met Gala almost ended in disaster. For everything else you might’ve missed, click through the gallery below.