Rihanna

by Rihanna

• ISBN13: 9780847835119
• ISBN10: 0847835111
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-10-26
• Publisher: Rizzoli Intl Pubns

Summary

The official visual chronicle of the yearrs"s "it" girl as she embarks on her first solo tour. The millions of sites tracking her every fashion move, the innumerable magazine covers including the recent ItalianVogueshot by Steven Klein, her past endorsement deals including Gucci and CoverGirl-Rihanna is the reigning style icon of the moment. She has garnered multiplatinumselling success as an artist (her current album, her fourth,Rated Rhad the highest first-week sales of any of her other albums in the U.S. to date), including Grammys, MTV Video Music Awards, and countless other awards for her performances. Creative director Simon Henwood captures the supernova at the height of her beauty and ferocity in hundreds of photographs that track her enormous influence on current trends and interaction with the world of fashion-from her performances in the most cutting-edge couture (such as Gaultier and Chanel, as well as in pieces from museum collections), to her relationships with the unknown but up-and-coming designers she personally champions, to her fashion shoot with Ellen von Unwerth in Berlin for her album artwork. This is a visually arresting capsule of one of the worldrs"s most talked-about artists of the year.

Author Biography

Born in Barbados, Robyn Rihanna Fenty was just 16 when she was signed to Def Jam. Her first album, released that same year, included the huge international hit “Pon de Replay.” She has since scored several more number-one hits as well as countless accolades. Simon Henwood is a multi-media artist who has served as creative director for several major artists, including Kanye West and Rihanna. His video for West’s “Love Lockdown” was nominated for an MTV VMA.