Rihanna has been named as the newest face of Dior's Secret Garden campaign - making her the first black celebrity to be featured in a campaign by the fashion house.
"The house of Dior is pleased to announce that the fourth episode of Secret Garden was filmed this week by Steven Klein in Versailles, guest starring Rihanna," said Dior in a statement.
"I feel very special, not just as a woman of colour, which I think is brilliant, but as a woman to be acknowledged by Dior is very special," Rihanna told Australian entertainment site news.com.au.
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The 27-year-old Bajan singer will feature in a short film and a print ad set to debut this spring. She was recently spotted being photographed in a silver dress at the Palace of Versaille in Paris, in what is believed to be her first shoot for the campaign.
Raf Simons, the label's current creative director, came under fire in 2012 for not casting black models in his shows. It was not until his seventh Dior collection (autumn 2013) that he finally included six black models in a catwalk show.
This is not Rihanna's first outing for a fashion house, she has already posed for Gucci, Emporio Armani and Balmain.
Previous celebrities who have starred in Dior campaigns include Jennifer Lawrence, Natalie Portman, Charlize Theron and Marion Cotillard. But up until now the Secret Garden campaign has featured only models, not singers or actresses.
Rihanna has been a regular on the front row of Dior shows over recent years, and in honour of her new job we've rounded up some of her best moments wearing Dior.
"The house of Dior is pleased to announce that the fourth episode of Secret Garden was filmed this week by Steven Klein in Versailles, guest starring Rihanna," said Dior in a statement.
"I feel very special, not just as a woman of colour, which I think is brilliant, but as a woman to be acknowledged by Dior is very special," Rihanna told Australian entertainment site news.com.au.
The 27-year-old Bajan singer will feature in a short film and a print ad set to debut this spring. She was recently spotted being photographed in a silver dress at the Palace of Versaille in Paris, in what is believed to be her first shoot for the campaign.
Raf Simons, the label's current creative director, came under fire in 2012 for not casting black models in his shows. It was not until his seventh Dior collection (autumn 2013) that he finally included six black models in a catwalk show.
On the set of Secret Garden 4, filmed by Steven Klein in @CVersailles with guest star @Rihanna. #SecretGarden4 pic.twitter.com/Es5TBK1MAg
— Dior (@Dior) March 15, 2015This is not Rihanna's first outing for a fashion house, she has already posed for Gucci, Emporio Armani and Balmain.
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Previous celebrities who have starred in Dior campaigns include Jennifer Lawrence, Natalie Portman, Charlize Theron and Marion Cotillard. But up until now the Secret Garden campaign has featured only models, not singers or actresses.
Rihanna has been a regular on the front row of Dior shows over recent years, and in honour of her new job we've rounded up some of her best moments wearing Dior.