Mel Ottenberg (born 1976) is an American wardrobe stylist and the editor-in-chief of Interview magazine.
[1] From 2011 to 2019, he worked as Rihanna's stylist and has styled numerous other high profile musicians, actresses, and celebrities.
[25] During his career, he has collaborated with numerous photographers including Inez and Vinoodh, Mario Sorrenti, Steven Klein, Terry Richardson, Wong Kar-Wai, and Collier Schorr.
GQ,[29] French Vogue,[4] Rolling Stone[30] and T. His campaigns include Dior, Nike, Balenciaga,[31] Diesel,[32] Paris Texas,[33] Poster Girl,[34] Zara,[35] Calvin Klein,[36] Frame, Balmain,[37] Gucci,[38] Woolrich,[39] and Tom Ford.
[3][4][16] In addition to fashion editorials and campaigns, he has worked extensively with musicians for projects such as Troye Sivan's "My My My!"
music video,[40] Addison Rae's Diet Pepsi and Aquamarine videos,[41][42] Christina Aguilera's Hollywood Bowl performances,[43]Björk's Vulnicura album cover,[44] and Alicia Keys’ 2019 Grammy Awards hosting duties.
Ottenberg has also worked with many celebrities including Selena Gomez,[45] Lana Del Rey,[46] Justin Bieber,[47] Chloë Sevigny,[48] James Franco,[49] Cate Blanchett,[48] and Jennifer Aniston.
[12] He officially became her stylist in 2011 on the Loud tour where he commissioned designers Jeremy Scott and Adam Selman, his boyfriend, to create costumes.
This video included vintage pieces and items from little-known and emerging designers like Komakino and Forfex.
On Rihanna's Diamonds tour, she wore custom pieces from Riccardo Tisci of Givenchy, Raf Simons, and Alber Elbaz of Lanvin.
[12] In an interview with the Nymphet Alumni podcast, Ottenberg described how he got Rihanna multiple pairs of the Manolo Blahnik "Chaos" shoe, a sample at the time, custom made in several colors.