I'M HERE AT RIHANNA'S FASHION SHOW SHOOT FOR HER FASHION AND
BEAUTY LINE, "SAVAGE X FENTY."
IT'S 10:00 AT NIGHT AND EVERYONE IS VERY TIRED, BEEN WORKING LOTS
OF LONG HOURS.
AND WE THOUGHT MAYBE WE'D COME DOWN AND SEE IF ANYONE WORKING
ON THE SHOOT COULD USE A BREAK.
THIS IS "TAKE A BREAK."
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YOU SEEN RIHANNA?
HAVE YOU SEEN RHIANNA ANYWHERE?
RIHANNA!
RI-RI?
THERE SHE IS.
COME ON!
HERE WE GO, GANG.
LOOK AT THIS.
RI-RI, NICE TO SEE YOU.
"SAVAGE X FENTY."
LET'S GO.
I'M HERE TO HELP.
HOW WE DOING?
>> WE'RE JUST ACTUALLY...
WORKING.
>> James: YEAH?
WELL, LOOK, I JUST FIGURED PEOPLE HAVE BEEN WORKING SOME
LONG HOURS.
PEOPLE ARE TIRED.
IT'S A BIG SHOW.
AND MAYBE THERE WAS SOME PEOPLE HERE WHO MIGHT WANT TO TAKE A
BREAK.
WELL, CAROLYN HAS BEEN WORKING WITH ME FOR A WHILE, SO I GUESS
I COULD HAVE HER TAKE A LITTLE BREAK.
>> James: YOU WANT TO TAKE A BREAK?
>> YES, SHE CAN ABSOLUTELY TAKE A BREAK.
AND I'LL LEAVE YOU TO, LIKE, GIVE HIM THE RUNDOWN.
>> OKAY.
>> James: IT'S A GREAT IDEA.
WE'RE IN GOOD HANDS.
OKAY, WE'VE GOT THIS.
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>> SO HERE WE ARE.
>> James: WHAT SORT OF STUFF, TO BE A GOOD ASSISTANT TO RI?
BECAUSE I'M JUST HERE TO SERVE HER, TO SERVE "SAVAGE X FENTY."
DO I-- IS THERE A LOT OF, LIKE, TELLING PEOPLE NOT TO LOOK HER
DIRECTLY IN THE EYE?
>> NO, SHE-- I DON'T THINK YOU NEED TO DO THAT.
>> James: SHE WOULDN'T, REALLY?
>> NO, YEAH.
>> James: MAKE PEOPLE FACE THE WALL AS SHE WALKS DOWN THE
CORRIDOR?
>> OKAY, YOU CAN BE-- YOU CAN BE--
>> James: BECAUSE I AM GOING TO BE A BAD BITCH.
>> YOU CAN EMBODY-- LIKE, SUBTLE.
>> James: SO, KEEP IT ALL UNDERNEATH.
BE SAVAGE, BUT CHILLED.
BE ON TOP OF IT, BUT RELAXED.
>> BUT RELAXED.
>> James: KNOW THE SCHEDULE, BUT DON'T GIVE A (
>> NO, YOU SHOULD GIVE A-- GIVE A (
>> James: OKAY.
WHAT ABOUT IF I'M BOOKING A RESTAURANT, WHAT DO I SAY?
>> IF YOU WOULD JUST CALL AND BOOK THE RESERVATION.
>> James: DO I JUST CALL UP AND GO, IT'S CALLED AN "X," RIHANNA.
"SAVAGE X FENTY."
RIHANNA'S FOUR MINUTES AWAY, AND BITCH BETTER HAVE MY
BREADSTICKS.
BANG!
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>> LESS SONG NAMES, LESS DEATH THREATS.
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PHONE CALL.
IS THAT GEORGIO BODIS?
YEAH.
CAN I GET A TABLE FOR NINE IN SIX MINUTES?
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THOUGHT AS MUCH.
NEVER DO THAT AGAIN.
YOU JUMPED-UP BITCH.
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COME HERE.
YOU'VE EARNED THIS BREAK.
DO NOT WORRY ABOUT RIHANNA.
THIS IS CAROLYN TIME.
OKAY?
>> OKAY.
>> James: ALL RIGHT.
YOU GO AND TAKE A BREAK.
HEY, GUYS.
HEY, JANE, HOW ARE YOU?
I'M JAMES, I'M RIHANNA'S ASSISTANT.
I'M RIHANNA'S ASSISTANT.
HI, RIHANNA'S ASSISTANT.
CARRY ON.
JUST IGNORE ME.
JUST TREAT ME LIKE A NORMAL PERSON.
CAN EVERYBODY FACE AWAY FROM RIHANNA, PLEASE?
LOOK AT THE WALL.
LOOK AT THE FLOOR.
DO NOT LOOK HER DIRECTLY IN THE EYE.
YOU DON'T NEED TO DO THAT.
>> James: EXACTLY, YOU DON'T NEED TO DO THAT, LET ME BE THE
BAD GUY.
GUYS WE WHERE ALL WORK, WORK, WORK, WORK, I DON'T WANT TO SEE
ANYBODY FIRED, FIRED, FIRED, FIRED, BACK IT TO WORK, PEOPLE,
BACK TO WORK, SHE'S MOVED ON.
WOW.
SO LIKE I'M ARTIFICIALLY INSEMINATING A COW.
>> ANYONE NEED TO-- LAY GUYS BE SORRY, RUNNING A BIT LATE,
EVERYTHING GOOD, EVERYTHING GOOD, TEA, COFFEE, WATER?
>> COFFEE.
>> James: OKAY, WE'LL GET A COFFEE, COFFEE!
I NEED A COFFEE!
>> CAN I GET A STRAW.
>> James: I NEED A STRAW!
TALKING ABOUT THIS SHOW, HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO PUT A SHOW
LIKE THIS TOGETHER?
>> MONTHS.
>> James: REALLY.
>> MONTHS AND MONTHS AND MONTHS.
>> I'M REALLY IMPRESSED BY WHAT MY TEAM HAS BEEN ABLE TO PUT
TOGETHER.
ESPECIALLY OFF A PANDEMIC, THERE ARE SO MANY RESTRICTIONS, SO
MANY RULES AND BOUNDARIES.
WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO MAKE THIS-- .
>> James: OH, GOD, WHAT IS THAT THERE.
THAT IS SO EMBARRASSING.
I DON'T KNOW WHO PUT THAT THERE.
>> I CANNOT, WAIT.
>> James: WHO PUT THAT THERE.
>> IS THIS WHAT YOU LOOK LIKE ON TINDER OR SOMETHING?
WHAT IS THAT?
THAT IS NOT YOUR-- .
>> James: THAT IS MY FACE.
>> THAT IS NOT YOUR JAWLINE.
>> James: SEE, THAT.
>> I JUST WANT TO PUT THAT IN MY WALLET.
>> James: I THINK IT ABSOLUTELY WORKS.
HELLO.
>> HI.
>> James: I'M JAMES.
>> HECKER.
>> James: HI HECTORK I'M RIHANNA'S ASSISTANT.
WHAT IS HAPPENING OVER HERE.
>> YOU ARE DOING A FENTY FACE HERE.
>> James: A FENTY FACE, WHAT IS A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A FENTY
FACE AND A REGULAR FACE.
>> THE FENTY FACE IS RIHANNA SIGNATURE THREE STEP LOOK TO A
FLAWLESS COMPLEXATION SWRZ DO YOU WANT ME TO HELP.
DO YOU WANT TO HELP ME ALONG.
>> AND THEN WE'RE BLENDING AND WE'RE BLENDING AND WE'RE
BLENDING.
>> BLEND IT OUT, UPWARD.
THERE WE GO.
>> James: I JUST LOST LIKE SEVEN POUNDS.
>> YOU DO SAVAGE AND YOU DO FENTY, OKAY.
RELAX, YOU'RE TOO TENSE.
>> SHUT YOUR EYES.
AND JUST RELAX, OKAY.
WITHIN NO, NO, NO.
JUST RELAX.
OKAY.
HAVE A LOOK, HAVE A LOOK.
HECTOR.
TRUSES ME, OPEN.
>> FIRST OF ALL, FIRST OF ALL, LET'S CLARIFY, WHAT THE HELL IS
THIS?
WHAT THE-- .
>> LISTEN, THEY CALL IT A CATWALK.
>> THIS IS A REALLY INCREDIBLE THEME OF INCLUSIVITY AROUND THIS
WHOLE SHOW THAT YOU ARE DOING.
WHEN I LOOKED AT THE MODELS THAT ARE HERE, THE PEOPLE THAT ARE
OFF STAGE, HOW IMPORTANT IS THAT TO YOU?
>> WELL, THAT'S ALL THAT I LIGHT ON, THAT IS MY BOTTOMLINE, MY
FOUNDATION IS INCLUSIVITY, NOT JUST BECAUSE IT IS A THING, THIS
IS A THING BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE MAKING IT A THING AM BUT I ONLY
KNOW MY HOUSEHOLD.
MY CHILDHOOD, MY MOM.
IS A BLACK WOMAN WITH CURVES.
I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ELSE.
SO WHEN I MAKE SOMETHING, I WOULD BE AN IDIOT TO WANT TO
EXCLUDE ANYONE, I DON'T CARE WHAT SIZE YOU ARE, WHAT RACE YOU
ARE, WHAT RELIGION YOU COME FROM.
I WANT YOU TO FEEL LIKE YOU ARE REPRESENTING-- REPRESENTED HERE.
>> James: I LOVE THAT I LOVE YOU FOR DOING THAT.
I DO, I MEAN THAT.
NICE TO SEE YOU, I'M JAMES, RIHANNA'S ASSISTANT.
>> OKAY, HIGH.
>> James: WHAT ARE YOU DOING ON THE SAVAGE X FENTY SHOW.
WHAT IS YOUR JOB.
>> I'M THE CREATIVE MOVEMENT DIRECTOR, BASICALLY SHE ASKED ME
TO HELP THE MODELS FIND THEIR, YOU KNOW, THEIR PHYSICALITY,
THEIR INNER SAVAGE.
GOOD, LOOK BACK OVER YOUR SHOULDER.
YES.
GOOD.
SLOW THE PACE DOWN A LITTLE BIT.
GOOD.
AND YOU STOP AND YOU WALK WITH THEM ALL TOGETHER.
BEAUTIFUL.
GOOD.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
>> HONESTLY.
>> YEAH.
>> James: THEY'RE GREAT, IT'S BORING.
THIS IS WHAT WE WANT, ALL RIGHT.
WHEN YOU COME DOWN, HERE, HERE, HERE, STOP, ARMS.
AND THEN THE ROBOT.
OKAY.
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
PACHA, PA CHA AND THEN ROLL THE DICE, JOY STEP, SEX, LIGHT, KEEP
IT IN, WALK, WALK, WALK.
UP.
CHOP, CHOP, CHOP, CHOP, CHOP, OKAY, HANDS, AND CHOP, CHOP,
CHOP, CHOP.
CHOP, PERFECT.
WHAT DO YOU DO HERE AT THE SAVAGE X FEBTY SHOW.
>> I'M A STYLING MANAGER.
>> James: STYLING MANAGER.
>> YES.
>> James: SO WHAT SORT OF STUFF ARE DO DOING.
>> LET ME SHOW I,.
>> James: THESE ARE THE LOOK.G I THOUGHT THAT WAS A COVID MASK.
REALLY?
I THOUGHT OH BRIANNA IS DOING A COVID MASK.
IS THIS WHAT YOU ENVISAGED WHEN YOU DESIGNED IT?
I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS YOUR SIDE, I'LL TAKE THIS COMPANY.
IT'S BEEN A FEW TWEAKS.
YOU MIGHT WANT TO LOOK AT, STEVEN.
CAN WE ROUND THEM UP PLEASE?
>> PREPARE TO HAVE YOUR MIND BLOWN.
>> READY GUYS?
FIVE, SIX, SAVAGE, FENTY.
(LAUGHTER) >> WHAT DID YOU THINK?
>> I [BLEEP] HATE IT.
>> James: WHY WOULD YOU GET THEM TO DO THAT, STEVEN.
SORRY GUYS, STEVEN'S MESSED UP AM YOU CAN STAND DOWN.
LET'S GET BACK, LET'S GO BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD.
>> OKAY, JAMES, I'VE HAD ENOUGH.
YOU'RE FIRED.
>> James: THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY, I COMPLETELY
UNDERSTAND.
[BLEEP] HUGE THANKS TO RIHANNA.
BE SURE TO WATCH RIHANNA'S "SAVAGE X FENTY SHOW," VOLUME 3
ON AMAZON PRIME VIDEO NOW.
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH BEN PLATT!