Rihanna Shines Bright At Her Diamond Ball In Givenchy Couture

Her latest Savage X Fenty show was the talk of NYFW, and now Rihanna has turned her attention from fashion to philanthropy – albeit still clad in couture. The singer swept along the red carpet at her Diamond Ball fundraiser on Thursday night wearing a black gown with a dramatic white hoop skirt underneath, from Givenchy's autumn/winter 2019 couture collection. Guests including Cardi B, A$AP Rocky and British Vogue cover star Karlie Kloss turned out for the ball, held in aid of the Clara Lionel Foundation, the charity Rihanna founded back in 2012.

The star added white stiletto heels, gobstopper pearl earrings and a scarlet mani to her statement gown for the charity gala at Cipriani's Wall Street in New York, at the close of fashion week. She was joined on the red carpet by Cardi B (in an extravagant pink princess gown) and her husband Offset, A$AP Rocky and British Vogue's August cover star, Karlie Kloss, among others.

Rihanna's impressive little black book was also in evidence at her Savage X Fenty show on Tuesday night in Brooklyn, where Cara Delevingne, Joan Smalls and Laverne Cox were among the models taking part in a lingerie extravaganza that unfolded under a strict social media ban. Guests were instructed to lock away their phones in sealed bag to ensure as few details of the show – which will be screened in full on Amazon Prime on 20 September – as possible emerged.

Rihanna has promised her fans "the most bold, sexy, super energetic experience you can imagine" when her 2019 answer to the Victoria's Secret show finally airs. “We’re going even bigger and badder,” read the official brand Instagram broadcast last month. “We don’t think y’all ready…”