Rihanna X Manolo Blahnik

RIHANNA and Manolo Blahnik's footwear collaboration - exclusively revealed this morning as the singer was revealed as British Vogue's April cover star - is a meeting of the minds according to the famous designer.

"This is an incredibly exciting collaboration and I am absolutely thrilled with the results - working with Rihanna has been amazing and her drive, passion, creativity and style has been reflected in the designs, with fabulous results," he enthused of the collaboration, named Denim Desserts. "I think everyone is going to love what they are about to see."

The collection comprises six limited-edition designs, priced between £541 and £2,458, which will be available from May 5 in the London, New York and Hong Komg stores exclusively.

"For Manolo Blahnik, Rihanna was a collaboration we were really excited about," said CEO of Manolo Blahnik, Kristina Blahnik, this morning. "We firmly believed the two of them working hand-in-hand together with their creativity would achieve something totally unique and very special - we are really, really excited for the collection to launch."