@badgalriri via InstagramFashion / NewsRihanna signs up as Puma's new creative directorAre you ready for some BadGalRiri sportswear?ShareLink copied ✔️December 16, 2014FashionNewsTextZing Tsjeng Puma has just announced that Rihanna is its new creative director. The CFDA Fashion Icon winner will be taking the reins of the sportswear brand's womenswear collection as part of a multi-year contract. BadGalRiri, you done good. WWD reports that Rihanna flew into Puma HQ in Herzogenaurach, Germany on Monday for her first meeting with the brand's design team. The singer was there to lay down the law on the line's direction as well as pick out new colours and styles. Riri announced the news on her Instagram, writing: "Hello #PUMA" from Germany and posting pictures of herself in an all-white ensemble that included the brand's signature white trainers: The company says that Rihanna will "will work with Puma to design and customize classic Puma styles as well as create new styles to add to the Puma product portfolio". She will also join footballer Mario Balotelli and Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt as a global brand ambassador for the company's AW15 campaign. “Signing Rihanna is a fantastic step for Puma,” said Puma CEO Bjørn Gulden. “Her global profile, her charisma and individuality, her ambition – all these things make her a perfect ambassador for our brand. With a strong portfolio in football, running and motorsport, finding an inspiring partner for women’s training was very important. Rihanna was a natural choice for us. We’re delighted to have her as a partner, and we’re looking forward to what’s to come.” So how much is Riri's contract worth? Before the deal was inked, a source told NY Daily News that Puma is paying Rihanna just over $1 million. The signing is part of Puma's push to transform the performance sports brand into a lifestyle brand. Rihanna is the second musician Puma has enlisted in its big push. It hired Solange as an art director in February, releasing two collections of technicolour sneakers that the True singer designed in collaboration with artists and designers like Gerlan Marcel of Gerlan Jeans. Escape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MOREBehind the scenes at Zomer and La Watchparty’s AW26 runwayLove machine: When robot HMND Alpha met model Angelina Kendall GucciEsDeeKid, Fakemink and more shut down Gucci’s AW26 afterpartySaint Laurent AW26 paid tribute to the iconic Le Smoking jacketDior AW26: Jonathan Anderson invites us to his (lily) pad Antonio MarrasAntonio Marras wants us to stop and smell the roses for AW26Hodakova AW26 wants us to take a long, hard look in the mirrorPerfection and chaos collided at Vaquera’s AW26 showAre you ready for the return of the ‘everyday tiara’?Meryll Rogge takes Marni: ‘I need to make sure I don’t fuck it up’ Bottega VenetaLouise Trotter finds sensuality in structure for Bottega Veneta AW26Milan Fashion Week AW26: All the best moments you might’ve missedEscape the algorithm! Get The DropEmail address SIGN UP Get must-see stories direct to your inbox every weekday. Privacy policy Thank you. You have been subscribed Privacy policy