DUBAI: Eagle-eyed fans spotted the American TikTok star Addison Rae wearing a pair of sunglasses by Lebanese influencer and eyewear designer Karen Wazen over the weekend.
Rae, who is a 19 year-old dancer, was seen walking around the streets of Los Angeles, wearing a pair of “Vicky” in navy blue from Wazen’s line, which launched in December 2018.
Her look featured a glittery blue suit by Italian swimwear brand Oseree, which she accessorized with a Long Champ bag, and of course, the 2020 essential: a mask. Her mask was from reality TV star Kim Kardashian’s loungewear brand, Skims.
When Karen Wazen Eyewear first launched, the brand’s edgy line featured 15 designs in a range of retro-to-futuristic styles and colors.
Now, with 44 stylish shades, the label has gained the likes of international celebrities including British-Albanian singer Dua Lipa, Brazilian fashion blogger Camila Coelho and American singer Becky G, along with a number of regional influencers and trendsetters like Lebanese blogger Nathalie Fanj, Lebanese-Canadian actress Cynthia Samuel, Iraqi influencer Deema Al-Asadi and more.
This is not the first time Rae has been spotted wearing Wazen’s designs.
In July the social media star championed the brand’s “Vicky” at least twice, and Wazen has taken to her label’s Instagram to compliment Rea’s look.
Rae, who rose to fame doing fun-to-replicate dances, has accumulated more than 3.3 billion likes and 55.7 million followers on TikTok, the widely popular social media application.
According to Forbes, she is the platform’s top-earning star, bringing in an estimated $5 million last year.
Just last week, Rae launched her very own makeup line, called Item Beauty, that so far offers a mascara, lip glosses, an eyebrow pencil, a highlighter and bronzer duo and a powder brush.
In July, the Louisiana teen, launched a podcast series on Spotify with her mom, Sheri Nicole, called “Mama Knows Best,” where the two discuss Rae’s life and share advice with the world. Nicole is also a TikTok star who has 9.2 million followers.
In the trailer, Rae said: “we’ll also cover living with your parents as an adult, which I know a lot about, and dealing with negativity on social media. Also, what it’s like to go viral.”
On Saturday, Rae made headlines after her TikTok account was hacked.
An unknown hacker (or hackers) took over her handle and changed the account name to “joeandzak1.”
Fortunately she was able to get back control of her account around three hours later.
