On Thursday night, Rihanna held her annual charity benefit dinner, the Diamond Ball, and everyone who&#8217;s important pulled out all the stops: Rih stunned in a black dress, Beyoncé graced the room with her presence, and Barack Obama sent his love in a video message to the evening&#8217;s host. But Cardi B&#8217;s red carpet arrival certainly stood out in a very competitive pack.
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She wore a diamond-colored, floor-length Christian Siriano gown with tons and tons of volume. We had a quick chat with Siriano, who also dressed The FADER cover star for the VMAs, about dressing Cardi B and he was very excited about their ongoing fashion relationship.
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&#8220;She just loves clothes,&#8221; he said. &#8220;It&#8217;s really great to be in a fitting with her and for her to get excited about what she&#8217;s trying on.&#8221;
He explained that they picked out the Diamond Ball look when she was in his studio getting fitted for Siriano&#8217;s Fashion Week presentation, and they had four or five days to get it ready. They spotted the dress hanging in his studio, and decided the ball was the perfect occasion. &#8220;Then we customized it for her,&#8221; he recounted. &#8220;We changed the straps. It was pretty simple. That&#8217;s just what I love about her, she&#8217;s open to anything. She&#8217;ll take risks and she&#8217;s so appreciative.&#8221;
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While some might be surprised by the total glam and pretty traditional look, Siriano explained that&#8217;s why it works. &#8220;Obviously she&#8217;s quite eccentric and a rapper but it&#8217;s cool to put her in beautiful, and pretty things because she is a beautiful, pretty person,&#8221; he said. &#8220;I like that it&#8217;s a balance. And her fans &#8230; last night I saw people calling it a Cinderella moment, and that&#8217;s what she kind of has. She came from nothing and is having this huge moment. So it&#8217;s nice to see.&#8221;

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How Cardi B got her Cinderella red carpet moment at Rihanna’s Diamond Ball