DUBAI: Jordanian Romanian luxury shoe designer Amina Muaddi unveiled her latest pair of heels on none other than Barbadian superstar Rihanna as the footwear mogul was spotted at Milan Fashion Week.
Muaddi created a custom-made pair of the Anok mules for the singer in a shade called butter satin, which Muaddi showed off on Instagram before hitting the streets at the now-concluded Milan Fashion Week.
The designer attended shows by Ferragamo, The Attico and Gucci and showed off apparel by each of the brands as she sat front row.
A fashion week regular, Muaddi will likely head to France as Paris Fashion Week kicks off on Monday while rumors swirl about the industry’s most fabled brands.
Amina Muaddi took to Instagram to unveil a pair of custom-made shoes for Rihanna, above, which are part of a wider new collection. The designer was also spotted at Milan Fashion Week. Getty Images/ Instagram
Falling profits at the two luxury giants LVMH and Kering have sent a shudder through the industry, fueling talk of musical chairs-style movements among top designers.
AFP reported that Celine’s Hedi Slimane and Simon Porte Jacquemus — the young French designer who made tiny handbags and tiny everything else a thing — are being talked of to fill Karl Lagerfeld’s empty chair at Chanel after Virginie Viard, who took the reins after the Kaiser’s death in 2019, bowed out in June.
Tongues are also likely to wag at the Spring-Summer shows over where John Galliano might go, with his contract at Maison Margiela nearing its end.
Rising young French star Victor Weinsanto kicks off the nine-day marathon of 66 shows, not to mention the myriad off-calendar shows and presentations, AFP noted.
The first of the big-hitters will showcase their latest collections on Tuesday with Dior and Saint Laurent, the packed calendar reflecting Paris’s dominance over rivals Milan, New York and London.
And there is no let-up at the end: Chanel opens the final day on October 1 by returning to the vast Grand Palais, the scene of some of Lagerfeld’s most jaw-dropping shows, after an absence of four years.
The brand is shelling out $33.5 million for the right to stage its shows at the iconic Belle Epoque edifice, which reopened after a major facelift to host fencing and taekwondo at the Paris Olympics and Paralympic Games.
