Rihanna's Best Friend Designed Bucket Hats With Wale's Headwear Brand

If you’re a devout member of the Navy, you’ve likely seen Rihanna palling around with her close childhood friend Melissa Forde. But in addition to being RiRi’s go-to wingwoman, Forde is also the new creative director of Wale’s headwear brand, WRKING Title.

This week, she celebrated the launch of her three-piece M$$ x WT bucket hat collection at Opening Ceremony, which was attended by industry heavyweights and celebrities like Humberto Leon, Kevin Durant, Luka Sabbat, and, of course, Rihanna.

“I’m proud. I love to see that she’s being fly. She’s my best friend and I’m just really happy to see her put her creative style into a type of outlet, some type of thing that she can see come to life because she has great taste,” Rihanna told Opening Ceremony. “I was really impressed by the designs and the prints. I think the pineapple print is definitely my favorite because it makes me want a Pina Colada and the beach and summer.”

In addition to the pineapple design, the collaboration presents black mesh and rasta print iterations—a small, but pretty diverse selection that has styles suitable for almost any taste.

Check out several images from the M$$ x WT launch party below. If you want to cop one, or all, of Forde’s designs, you can pick them up at Opening Ceremony’s online store.