Rihanna Shuts Down the Diamond Ball Red Carpet in Jaw-Dropping Couture

Janelle Okwodu
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In an edgy piece of wearable art, the superstar ensured all eyes were on her.

A Rihanna outfit doesn’t just happen, it takes a team of fashion experts working to perfect each red carpet moment. For the Diamond Ball, that meant the full glam squad of stylist Jahleel Weaver, makeup artist Priscilla Ono, and hair wunderkind Yusef, plus a work of art straight off the couture runways. In a lace catsuit and full skirt from Alexis Mabille, Rihanna gave onlookers an eyeful with a combination that merged the sumptuousness of a wedding gown with a bolder sensibility.

As she stepped onto the carpet at Cipriani Wall Street, the crowd displayed its enthusiasm with fans and paparazzo alike worked into a frenzy. Given the diamond theme, only the finest jewels would suffice, and an oversize pair of Chopard sparklers provided the perfect complement to Mabille’s romanatic couture. With her hair in side-swept waves, a swipe of silvery gloss, and strappy Jimmy Choo sandals, Rihanna completed the dreamy look and rolled into her big night fashionably late.

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