Rihanna’s Sunglass Collection With Dior

The ‘Work’ crooner has collaborated with Dior on a collection of futuristic sunglasses called ‘Rihanna’, as part of her brand ambassadorship.

According to WWD, the sunglasses will be sold exclusively at Dior stores beginning in early June, though Rihanna has been teasing the shades on her Instagram account. There is one frame available in six variations — the silver, pink, blue, green and red styles will retail for $840, while a deluxe 24-karat gold-plated version will sell for $1,950.
The Work singer made history as the first black woman to represent House of Dior.
Speaking on this new partnership, Dior chief executive officer, Sidney Toledano said: “We are very pleased to partner for the second time with Rihanna.”
“She is an artist, an entertainer, an entrepreneur, a philanthropist, and a style icon for today’s generation,” he added.
The sunglasses which are her first design project with Dior, the first of its kind among the brand’s list of ambassadors were according to her, inspired by La Forge from ‘Star Trek’.
“I’ve always been obsessed with his eyewear, and when I got to Dior and saw all the materials I could play with, it all just came together,” she said in a statement provided by Dior.
Speaking on the design process, Rihanna said: “The process was pretty seamless. I spent a day at Dior with their eyewear design team. I started by looking through all the archives to see what they’ve done in the past, then got acquainted with all the new materials. I literally sat there and drew and drew until I was happy with the design, and the team illustrated it for me right then and there. We picked materials and colors that same day, and after that it was a matter of weeks before I saw the first prototype.”



Rihanna modeled the frames for a series of in-house editorial images photographed by Jean-Baptiste Mondino.
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