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As it turns out, Parsons Professor Kyle Farmer is not a Rihanna fan. When asked what he thought of her River Island collab, he told our sister site: "Ree-kauna? Ree-hanna? The singer? Oh, right, Rihanna put her name on this River Island collection and completely took all the press of London Fashion Week away from all these new, young people and I find that really painful." [Racked National]
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