Inside the former Emigrant Savings Bank in downtown Manhattan, money was on a late start for A$AP Rocky’s AWGE show. It was 30 minutes past the listed show time, and the venue was mostly empty. Invited guests were still waiting for the main doors to open, although a few early VIP arrivals were already inside the room, mingling as jazz music played overhead. It might have felt serene, if not for the palpable anticipation growing for one VIP’s imminent arrival. Rihanna and the rest of the crowd entered the room just before 9 p.m. once the singer took her seat — with a mob of photographers capturing the moment — and the show quickly got started. After A$AP Rocky took his bow, VIPs including A$AP Nast, A$AP Illz, Julia Fox, Young M.A and former boxer Eric Kelly headed downstairs to the backstage where A$AP Rocky was holding court. After a brief huddle off to the side with Rihanna, the rapper headed into a mirrored AWGE-branded former vault to field questions about the collection. “I wanted to break the fourth wall,” said Rocky of his concept for his third collection. The set design featured glam stations, where models stopped for touch-ups during the show.

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