May 14, 2026

No Kanye! Rihanna Is The New Queen Of Shoes

By Gbolahan Adeyemi

RIHANNA

The singer and fashion icon, dethrones Kanye West as the new queen of shoes, with her Fenty Puma Creeper sneakers, which has been gaining grounds, since it first sold out within 3 hours of its release, last year.

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The Fenty Puma Creeper was the only choice for the 2016 Shoe of the Year:

The sought-after honor will be presented at the 30th annual Footwear News Achievement Awards in New York on Nov. 29.

In reaction to the award, Rihanna told Footwear News:

“In my wildest dreams, I never would have imagined an honor like Shoe of the Year,” “It means so much to me to make a mark like this in the shoe and sneaker industry and to have so many people share my love for the Creeper.”

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