Rihanna Attends M$$ x WT Launch Party in New York

“This party is a little too turnt up for a weekday.” It was Monday at 7:30 p.m. and as one partygoer so eloquently mused, the vibe at Opening Ceremony was “turnt up.” The occasion? A launch party for M$$ x WT, Melissa Forde’s new line of bucket hats, a one-off capsule collection for rapper Wale’s Wrkng Title hat line. As Rihanna’s resident bestie-sidekick, Forde has learned to party with the best of them, and for her own debut, she decided to show those skills off — Monday night be damned. Revelers packed into the space, popping into a makeshift photobooth and bopping to the DJ’s playlist, a stream of Jay Z and Kanye West hits played several decibels too loud. Forde rode solo for the majority of the evening, flitting around the SoHo store in a hat of her own design and sipping out of a plastic cup filled with D’ussé, a cognac favored by rappers and the party’s only alcoholic option. “I really love Opening Ceremony, not to be biased,” Forde said. “I just really like the store.” The feeling was seemingly mutual, as designer Humberto Leon arrived early in the evening to show his support — or maybe just to

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