Bajan R&B recording star Rihanna, known for her own trendsetting style, is getting serious about the world of fashion, starring in a reality TV show competition that will challenge designers to make outfits for selected celebrities, according to US cable channel Style Network.
The forthcoming series will piggyback on a British television show on the same theme in which the Diamonds girl appeared this summer.
Set to premiere next year, Styled to Rock will feature 12 young designers handpicked by the Grammy award-winning singer.
The up-and-coming designers will be tasked with styling a celebrity guest on each episode of the series, and the guest will help determine which designer moves on to the next round of competition.
“Fashion has always played an integral part in my life and career. I am so excited to partner with Style Network and share my creative insight with these 12 designers and give them this opportunity to showcase their work,” Rihanna said in a statement.
The 24-year-old singer will also serve as an executive producer under her given name, Robyn Rihanna Fenty.
Style Network, a unit of Comcast Corporation’s NBC Universal, has yet to announce which celebrities will guest host or the fashion experts who will serve as mentors to contestants.
Meanwhile, the Talk That Talk star recently celebrated the success of her new album Unapologetic, which topped the charts on both sides of the Atlantic, as well as her three nominations for the 2013 Grammy awards
