BadGal RiRi is Dior’s New Muse.

Rihanna is the ultimate icon in the fashion | modeling | music world. Riri is the latest muse for Dior’s ‘Secret Garden Campaign’. What makes this ad particularly epic? Ri is the first woman of color to be the face of Dior in the 69 years since the House of Dior launched.

The “American Oxygen” singer was photographed at the Palace Of Versailles in France by Steven Klein & styled by Mel Ottenberg. She joins brand ambassadors which include Charlize Theron, Natalie Portman, Marion Cotillard & Jennifer Lawrence.

Dior’s chief executive officer, Sidney Toledano, told WWD, “Jennifer is also edgy, I think. They understand. They’re smart. In this short movie, [Rihanna] knew how to work with Versailles. She has this kind of elegance — we saw it from the very first moment — and then she can surprise. She can be unexpected and we like it. It’s part of this personality.”

Adding, what we already knew… “[She is] a goddess but accessible. The way she moves is part of the young generation.”

OMGODDESS is right. This is the 4th installment of the “Secret Garden” campaign series, it launched in 2012 and was previously shot by Inez van Lamsweerde & Vinoodh Matadin.

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All we can say is Bitch Better Have My Money … or in this case, Dior better have Rihanna’s $$$.

BTS with Oscar de le Renta’s new Fragrance Campaign.

Oscar de la Renta – the epitome of exquisite, feminine, empowering fashion – never ending beauty portrayed through stunning pieces & now, we’re obsessed with their latest floral fragrance, ‘FLOR’. We have an exclusive look at their latest perfume campaign shot by top fashion photographer (and close friend) Philippe Reynaud. Talk about a #DreamTeam, with art direction by Marina Barlage, hair by David Cotteblanche (owner of Red Market Salon NYC), this dynamic trio literally made this fragrance come to life.

 

The campaign features fresh faced supermodel, Alina Baikova with makeup by Keiko Hiramoto. Z Management remains awestruck by the work of our dear friends, so why not pay homage to this bad-a** team!

Beyond working on Oscar Flor, they did an epic editorial shoot in front of NYC’s Freedom Tower, featuring blonde beauty Julia Anisimova.

You can catch the fab fashion shoot in Downtown Magazine NYC‘s latest issue, which stars The Walking Dead’s hottie, Norman Reedus. #SWOON. It’s on newsstands now, find it at your local Whole Foods, Duane Reade, Barnes & Noble, Hudson News & more.

Talk about from ‘A to Z’ – have YOU seen Zink Magazine’s digital Men’s issue — ummm who is that hot ‘modern-day Jesus’?? LOL!

Oh, and how could forget these incredible Zac Posen shots showcasing the designers latest pieces alongside fashion model Anna Cleveland. You probably recognize that cobalt blue gown, as Queen RiRi rocked it recently.

Stay tuned for more from Reynaud, Barlage, & Cotteblanche while they continue their reign over the fashion world!

Speaking of photo shoots — we’re ALL about that SELFiE – but models & actors NEED professional head shots & test shoots too, so book your next shoot with Z Management NYC! Contact Lily@zeumermgt.com today. Xx

BadGal RiRi on her Box Office Hit ‘HOME’ for Vanity Fair Italia.

BadGalRiRi is BOSS. Talk about triple threat: model | musician | actress .. oh did we mention a designer & overall bad-a**? RiRi’s starring in the animated film HOME which just knocking out the Box Office with $54 million in the first few days- beating out new movie ‘Get Hard’. She also just sang her new hit single BBHMM (B*tch Better Have My Money) from her album R8 at a killer live performance during the iHeart Radio Music Awards | catch it here on our blog. Now, she’s covering Vanity Fair Italia looking fresh-faced & flawless.

RiRi talks her character Tip in her movie ‘Home’: 

On Tip’s love of music & how she found her own voice as a little girl in Barbados: “I love the scene where Tip plays a song to Oh, who’s never heard music in his life and doesn’t understand what’s happening, so he tries to stop himself from dancing. Music is my life forever. When I was little, in Barbados there was only one TV channel: there was the time slot of the newscast, to Beautiful, Sesame Street and documentaries”

On how she relates to her character Tip: “Tip is strong, independent. Not to be discouraged, she knows what she wants and never gives up, without waiting for the help of others. She’s a little cheeky as I was. However sensitive. It sounds strange, but I’m very shy. I can only be spontaneous if I’m fine with those around me.”

Her musical inspiration: “On Sunday, finally, there were music videos on all day. I could stay inside the whole day listening to Mariah Carey, Celine Dion and Bob Marley. I enjoyed mimicking their every song. And by doing a lot of imitating I found my voice. I was only a child when I decided I wanted to do singing as a profession, which I remember very clearly. I was eight years old, and my little brother had just been born, and I told myself that I wanted to do music, music gets you places in the world where I have never been.”

On feeling like an outsider: “Oh is an alien, Tip is a human: the music is just one of many things that make them, for background, very different. But gradually they discover a number of similarities. It is the basis of friendship, when one begins to know and you stop judging them. I know what it means to feel, like them, an outsider. The first time it happened to me as a child in Barbados, was when I moved and I ended up in a school where I knew no one. And then when at sixteen I landed in New York, where I was know as “the girl who is from the island.’”

Rihanna Performing BBHMM at the iHeart Radio Awards.

RiRi at the iHeart Music Awards wearing VERSACE.

Rihanna has a close relationship with her mom, and overall family, ummm have you seen the pics of baby Majesty?? Her character Tip is close to her mom as well, she says, “I recognize a lot in the relationship between Tip and her mother. My mom is a force of nature. I know that everyone says: I have the best mother in the world. But I’m really convinced. She has always filled me with affection and has never tried, nor has judged my friends. Her presence reassures me. I’m glad it was Jennifer Lopez who got to be the voice of my character’s mother. When she speaks, I feel the same warmth and the same security that my own mother gives me.”

HOME Premiere with her niece Majesty.

HOME Premiere.

Meaning of ‘Home’ in the film vs what ‘Home’ means to Ri: “Home, in the film, is all about reuniting with the people you love. For me, they are always around, the lifeline, when I return in the evening to my hotel room, is the TV: news, reality shows, movies, documentaries, cartoons. I learned to call any place where I feel safe as home. But there is no place like Barbados. My beaches, my family, my food, my music. Home, for me, it’s right there.”

Rihanna recently was featured on TWO covers of Harpers Bazaar China.

Photographed by “the coolest chick” she’s ever met, Chen Maner.

Killer Fashion with BadGalRiRi for Harper’s Bazaar.

Musician / Muse / Model / Fashion / Icon: RIHANNA gets on some next level shiz by swimming with SHARKS for her latest editorial in Harper’s Bazaar. Norman Jean Roy photographed the ‘killer fashion’ shoot with BadGalRiRi. She’s a golden goddess in a chic jumpsuit by none other than, BALMAiN.

Balmain’s bad-a**, Olivier Rousteing recently spoke about the pop singer, “There’s no doubt about it. She has this aura, this charisma. It’s not only sexual. It’s something else. She is like a new Grace Kelly, or a Madonna… This woman of the world who represents a new world.” We couldn’t have said it better.

Catch some highlights from Harper’s:

Swimming with Sharks for the sake of fashion: “I try my best to avoid the sharks of life, but I have had my share of experiences with them, and in those cases I just have to handle them accordingly. But I do not swim with sharks … sharks swim with sharks.”

Her fav red carpet looks: “My favorite red-carpet looks are usually the ones I get to help design: the Adam Selman Swarovski crystal dress at the CFDAs, the Stella McCartney all-white dress at the Met Gala, and the Adam Selman white jersey dress from the VMAs. But the red Azzedine Alaïa at the Grammys is also one of my favorites.”

Getting red carpet ready: “At times a lot of maintenance, and at times none. I have a job that requires quite a lot of glam, and I have a great team that helps me with that. But sometimes, like when I’m in the studio or on vacation, there’s little to no maintenance.”

Her greatest adventure? “Greatest adventure? Are you kidding me? I just did a photo shoot in the midst of sharks. It’s going to be pretty hard to beat that.”

Here’s a behind the scenes clip Rihanna posted to her instagram account:

Leader of Balmain’s Army: Olivier Rousteing (and Rihanna).

 

Rihanna, Kim Kardashian West, Kendall Jenner, Cara Delevingne Rosie Huntington Whiteley, Naomi Campbell, Iman, Alessandra Ambrosio, Karlie Kloss, Nicki Minaj, Gigi Hadid, Joan Smalls, Miley Cyrus, Gisele Bundchen, Chanel Iman, Selena Gomez, Kanye West,…. the list goes ON & ON … BALMAIN’s Army is taking over the fashion world one catwalk & selfie at a time, courtesy of, Olivier Rousteing. The 28 year old creative director has turned the Paris Fashion house into a POWER house.

Rousteing’s unconventional ways are reigning the industry, especially due to the impact of celebs/supermodels/musicians. “When you look at the fashion brands, how many followers do they have? Balmain has 1.1 million. It’s like 10 per cent of what those girls have. It shows you the power of the personality more than the power of the entire brand.”

The Bourdeaux-born babe (for real those cheek bones…) talks to Telegraph.co.uk about design, his muses & more, he says, “Celebrity is more important today than it used to be. It gives access to so many different people. For me it’s the new high-street window. You can actually be part of the dream. It’s not only available to 10 people on the front row – it’s a way of communication that’s inclusive, and there’s something generous about that.”

On his main muse BadGalRiRi: “There’s no doubt about it. She has this aura, this charisma. It’s not only sexual. It’s something else. She is like a new Grace Kelly, or a Madonna… This woman of the world who represents a new world.” Adding,”No, if you mean, ‘Do I have someone in my life?’ No, I don’t. Just work and Rihanna.But that’s enough. That’s a lot!”

On women & fashion: “Fashion had started to forget women in a way, and concentrate too much on the clothes. For me it made no sense. In fashion the biggest moment was when the models were celebrities – we all remember Naomi, Claudia, Carla, Linda. The woman had to come back; the curved woman, and different kinds of body shapes. I don’t like skinny girls. I want to represent a real woman, not just a shadow or a ghost.”

On diversity on the runway: “The mixety [sic] of my castings is one of the most important things about the show,” Rousteing says. “Sometimes I feel like some designers just focus on the clothes. Obviously it’s a business, but when you do a show you want to be modern – it’s not only about trying to find the fabric that no one else uses. Being modern means having a view or a vision of what the world is today. I want to show a vision of my world, what I see and what I want to see in the future.”

On the founder of the French fashion house, Pierre Balmain: “I keep Pierre Balmain in my mind because he loved strong women, women who have something to say. All the French designers – Balmain, Poiret, Dior, Balenciaga – they believed in strong women. Their mothers were really important. In France fashion has always been connected to the role of the woman. I keep in my mind the rules of French fashion.”

We have to say – we’re inlove with Balmain & Olivier’s vision. Thoughts?

Phresh out the RUNWAY.

Fall fashion fierceness: Rihanna, Iman & Naomi Campbell pose in Balmain (by Olivier Rousteing) for W Magazine’s September issue.

The Balmain Army of ICONS are absolutely stunning photographed by Emma Summerton. The top fashion brand’s creative director, Olivier Rousteing, became one of the youngest talents to hold such a high position in a power-fashion house. The idea behind the editorial shoot was to embrace racial diversity – both within Balmain & the entire fashion//modeling industry.

Rousteing says,“These women are inspiring to so many different people. Bringing them together represents the concept I’m working toward.”

Our homegirl//style icon, RiRi is featured on the cover of WMag titled ‘Eskimo Horror Story‘ – she evokes drama, fierceness, & beauty. We’re absolutley loving this issue and can’t wait to get out hands on it.