Rihanna and A$AP Rocky celebrated their daughter Rocki Irish Mayers' first birthday on Saturday, September 13, marking the milestone with a family gathering captured in photos that quickly circulated online. The images, shared by Rihanna's longtime friend Melissa Forde, showed the singer and her toddler in coordinating pink outfits, along with a party setup that included pastel balloons and a children's carousel.
Rocki was born on September 13, 2025, making her Rihanna and A$AP Rocky's third child and first daughter, following sons RZA Athelston, born in 2022, and Riot Rose, born in 2023. Rihanna waited nearly two weeks to publicly confirm the birth, announcing it on Instagram on September 24 with a photo of herself holding her newborn alongside an image of tiny pink boxing gloves.
Rihanna celebrated her daughter Rocki's 1st birthday yesterday wearing $495 @YSL Sunglasses and matching Custom Fall 2026 @Dior. pic.twitter.com/7T51kUfw6Z
— KYRA (@_Kyra) September 14, 2026
For the birthday celebration, photos showed Rihanna and Rocki dressed in matching pastel pink, with Rocki in a ruffled style. Several entertainment outlets identified the pieces as custom Dior, a detail social media users pointed to based on the styling details visible in the photos, though neither Rihanna nor the brand has issued an official credit for the birthday look specifically.
The claim tracks with an established pattern. Rocki made her first major fashion moment in April 2026 on the cover of W Magazine's Pop Issue, where she appeared alongside her mother in a custom Dior Haute Couture piece designed by the house's creative director, Jonathan Anderson, who told the magazine the look, which included what Dior described as its first couture diaper, came together because "Rihanna asks for something" already ahead of where fashion is heading.
Rihanna and Rocky's daughter Rocki Irish is turning 1 today 🤍 pic.twitter.com/c1ZiSDvW2y
— 𝖌𝖆𝖇 (@gabgonebad) September 13, 2026
Rihanna wore a Dior Haute Couture coat and lilac hat for the same shoot. Months earlier, during an outing in Paris, Rocki was photographed in a vintage Dior beanie originally designed by John Galliano for the house's Autumn/Winter 2002 collection, while Rihanna carried one of Dior's book tote bags. Anderson has also dressed Rihanna's sons in custom pieces, including miniature versions of runway looks for a 2025 movie premiere.
Rihanna's connection to Dior extends beyond her children's wardrobes. She has attended the brand's couture shows in Paris and has spoken publicly about her appreciation for the house's craftsmanship, telling reporters at a recent show that she was drawn to the accessories, bags and shoes presented on the runway. That relationship, paired with Anderson's history of designing custom pieces for all three of her children, is why the pink birthday look read as a continuation of a now-familiar dynamic rather than a one-off styling choice.
Beyond the outfits, the birthday photos offered a rare public glimpse of Rocki, whom Rihanna and A$AP Rocky have largely kept out of the spotlight outside of scheduled fashion moments like the W cover. The couple did not share details about the party's location, guest list or theme beyond what appeared in the images, consistent with their pattern of releasing curated glimpses of their children rather than full access.
The matching pink moment adds to a broader theme in Rihanna's approach to family style: dressing her children in the same fashion houses she wears herself, and treating milestones, whether a magazine cover or a first birthday, as occasions for coordinated looks. With Rocki's fashion resume now including a couture magazine cover, a Paris street style moment and a birthday look tied to the same design house, the pattern shows no signs of stopping as she grows out of infancy and into her second year.
