Jahleel Weaver
Born1987 (age 36–37)
NationalityAmerican
Panamanian
OccupationStylist
Known forFashion styling

Jahleel Weaver (born 1987) is an American fashion designer, stylist, and deputy creative director of Rihanna's fashion house, Fenty.[1][2][3][4][5]

Career

Weaver's first styling job was for Vogue Italia, where he assisted with styling Usher. He then worked as assistant stylist alongside Mel Ottenberg, who has been styling singer Rihanna since 2005. In 2014, when Rihanna launched fashion house Fenty, she asked Weaver to work for her directly. Since then, he has been Rihanna's full-time stylist and the official creative director at Fenty.[6][1][7][8][4][5]

Personal life

The designer grew up in the suburbs of Maryland to Jamaican-Panamanian immigrants. His mother worked for a law firm and his dad owns a funeral home.[9] Weaver lives in East Village, New York. He is gay.[10][2]

References

  1. 1 2 Akel, Joseph (2019-12-29). "That Fenty Gent: Rihanna's 'Right Hand,' Jahleel Weaver". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-07-01.
  2. 1 2 "Jahleel Weaver's Closet Is Bursting with Silk and, of Course, Puma". Coveteur: Inside Closets, Fashion, Beauty, Health, and Travel. 2018-07-18. Retrieved 2021-07-01.
  3. ↑ Hyland, Véronique (2017-03-06). "Fenty Creative Director Jahleel Weaver Styles the Collection on 3 Muses". The Cut. Retrieved 2021-07-01.
  4. 1 2 "Jahleel Weaver On The "No Rules" Mentality Of Working With Rihanna At Fenty". British Vogue. 31 October 2019. Retrieved 2021-07-01.
  5. 1 2 hermes (2020-01-03). "Rihanna's right-hand man". The Straits Times. Retrieved 2021-07-01.
  6. ↑ Robinson, Roxanne. "Why Rihanna's Fenty Clothing Line Has Been Put To An End". Forbes. Retrieved 2021-07-01.
  7. ↑ "Amina Muaddi and Rihanna Stylist Jahleel Weaver On What Makes Their Fenty Shoe Collaboration Great". news.yahoo.com. 7 December 2020. Retrieved 2021-07-01.
  8. ↑ Bailey, Alyssa (2019-06-20). "Rihanna's Response to Being Named the World's Richest Female Musician? It's Weird, But Nice". ELLE. Retrieved 2021-07-01.
  9. ↑ "JAHLEEL WEAVER ON HOW HE SPLIT FROM THE PACK".
  10. ↑ "Jahleel Weaver". Stylectory. 18 January 2021. Retrieved 2021-07-01.


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