The Upcoming
  • Culture
    • Art
    • Cinema & Tv
      • Movie reviews
      • Film festivals
      • Shows
    • Food & Drinks
      • News & Features
      • Restaurant & bar reviews
      • Interviews & Recipes
    • Literature
    • Music
      • Live music
    • Theatre
  • Fashion & Lifestyle
    • Accessories
    • Beauty
    • News & Features
    • Shopping & Trends
    • Tips & How-tos
    • Fashion weeks
  • What’s On
    • Art exhibitions
    • Theatre shows
  • Tickets
  • Join us
    • Editorial unit
    • Our writers
    • Join the team
    • Join the mailing list
    • Support us
    • Contact us
  • Interviews
  • Competitions
  • Special events
    • Film festivals
      • Berlin
      • Tribeca
      • Sundance London
      • Cannes
      • Locarno
      • Venice
      • London
      • Toronto
    • Fashion weeks
      • London Fashion Week
      • New York Fashion Week
      • Milan Fashion Week
      • Paris Fashion Week
      • Haute Couture
      • London Fashion Week Men’s
  • Facebook

  • Twitter

  • Instagram

  • YouTube

  • RSS

Archive

Rihanna for Balmain spring/summer 2014

Rihanna for Balmain spring/summer 2014
22 December 2013
Adrienn Bardossy
Avatar
Adrienn Bardossy
22 December 2013

We Found Love singer Rihanna has been announced as the new face of the spring/summer 2014 collection for the French fashion house Balmain. RiRi is set to model for the brand’s latest collection, inspired by the 1980s.

Balmain was founded by Pierre Balmain, who got famous for designing dresses for Ava Gardner, Katharine Hepburn and Brigitte Bardot. His designs were often compared to Christian Dior and Jacques Fath. The brand has always been famous for its conservatism combined with playful creativity. In 1946 Balmain launched its fragrance Élysées 64/83, which represented the phone number of the atelier. This was later changed, so that customers could simply dial B-A-L-M-A-I-N to reach the salon. Between 1993 and 2002, Oscar de la Renta was designing the haute couture collections for the house of Balmain.

The label has many celebrity fans including Kate Beckinsale, Beyoncé and R’n’B singer Ciara. The Balmain spring/summer 2014 collection features styles that definitely reflect the taste of the Barbadian singer. The range features oversized gold statement accessories, hounds tooth print blazers and skirts and jumpsuits made from denim and leather.

Rihanna was chosen to represent the brand by Balmain’s fashion director Olivier Rousteing and is following the footsteps of Kate Moss and Daria Werbowy. The singer proudly announced the news to her fans on her official Twitter page: “Guess who’s the new BALMAIN Woman???!!!!!!!”

Adrienn Bardossy

Related Items

More in Archive

Achieve timeless elegance this S/S 2014 with S.I.L.K.

Ellie Owen
Read More

Bespoke jewellery by Charlotte Tamar

Niten Thakor
Read More

Enjoy designer luxury with Alexis Smith Lingerie’s A/W 2013 collection

Ellie Owen
Read More

Embrace vibrancy and colour with PPQ this winter

Ellie Owen
Read More

Kenzo Metallics adds the sparkle to you Christmas wardrobe

Niten Thakor
Read More

A Christmas alternative: Cranberry and Orange Jeweled Nut Bake

Bethany Stone
Read More

An Austique shopping guide: your one-stop shop for last minute gifts

Christianna Pugliese
Read More

A comforting twist to designer heels

Michelle McGill
Read More

Iain Duncan Smith condemned for refusing to meet with Trussell Trust

Abbie Cavendish
Read More
Scroll for more
Tap
  • Popular

  • Latest

  • TOP PICKS

  • Creation Stories
    ★★★★★
    Film festivals
  • Detroit Stories – Alice Cooper
    ★★★★★
    Album review
  • Judas and the Black Messiah
    ★★★★★
    Movie review
  • Gatsby at Cadogan Hall: An interview with Jodie Steele and Ross William Wild
    Theatre
  • Laura Mvula – Under a Pink Moon
    ★★★★★
    Live music
  • Back to the Wharf
    ★★★★★
    Film festivals
  • I’m Your Man (Ich bin dein Mensch)
    ★★★★★
    Berlinale
  • We (Nous)
    ★★★★★
    Berlinale
  • Language Lessons
    ★★★★★
    Berlinale
  • Moon, 66 Questions
    ★★★★★
    Berlinale
  • We (Nous)
    ★★★★★
    Berlinale
  • Bicep at Saatchi Gallery Online
    ★★★★★
    Live music
  • The Winter Lake
    ★★★★★
    Movie review
  • Spotlight: Lauren Everet and Soup Kitchen London, striving for food security and social equality
    Food & Drinks
  • Da Capo
    ★★★★★
    Film festivals
The Upcoming
Pages
  • Contact us
  • Join mailing list
  • Join us
  • Our London food map
  • Our writers
  • Support us
  • What, when, why

Copyright © 2011-2020 FL Media

Russian oligarch freed after pardon from Putin
Iain Duncan Smith condemned for refusing to meet with Trussell Trust