If you ever admired the styling of Rihanna, then you may find the man behind it as interesting as I do.
Mel Ottenberg – besides the badgal herself – is the man behind her swag. Mel began working with Rihanna for the “Loud” tour in 2011. In addition to his own person projects, you probably noticed him as a judge, alongside Pharrell Williams and the model Erin Wasson, on Ri’s reality show “Styled to Rock,” where he dispensed tough-love advice to aspiring designers hoping to create red-carpet looks for rock stars.
And in case you’re wondering, this is all big business. Next week, the Council of Fashion Designers of America will give her its institutional imprimatur, naming her the Fashion Icon of 2014 at the annual CFDA awards. “It’s very much the air du temps,” said Diane von Furstenberg, the council president, speaking from her home in Paris. “She appeared and everybody agreed.”
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