--- title: Rihanna's Dior Sunglasses Collab Is Star Trek-Inspired description: Rihanna's first design collaboration (a line of ultra-luxe sunglasses) with Dior was inspired by Star Trek's La Forge. canonical: https://time.com/4347726/rihanna-dior-sunglasses-star-trek/ author: Cady Lang article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-05-25T16:22:12.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-05-11T04:46:37.353Z og:title: Rihanna Just Outed Herself as the World's Coolest Trekkie og:description: May the queen live long and prosper. og:url: https://time.com/4347726/rihanna-dior-sunglasses-star-trek/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Rihanna Just Outed Herself as the World's Coolest Trekkie twitter:description: May the queen live long and prosper. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Rihanna Is Now the World's Coolest Trekkie > Sponsored content. 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Every edition is assembled by TIME editors rather than generated automatically.  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang May 25, 2016 4:22 PM UTC  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang May 25, 2016 4:22 PM UTC [Rihanna](http://time.com/4345110/rihanna-dab-prince-tribute-billboard-awards/) just outed herself as the world’s coolest nerd with her latest design collaboration with [Dior](http://time.com/3746562/rihanna-christian-dior/) — a line of ultra-luxe sunglasses inspired by _Star Trek_‘s [Geordi La Forge](http://memory-alpha.wikia.com/wiki/VISOR).  Jean-Baptiste Mondino for Dior The futuristic sunglasses were created as a part of her role as a brand ambassador for the hallowed French fashion house; she is the first of Dior’s house ambassadors to design with them. The collection is fittingly (and succinctly) called “Rihanna” and features six different colors, including a luxurious 24-karat gold-plated version that will sell for $1,950. The [_Anti_ ](http://time.com/4198509/rihanna-anti-review/)singer told [WWD](http://wwd.com/fashion-news/fashion-features/rihanna-dior-sunglass-collection-10436563/) that she has always been inspired by the unique device LeVar Burton wears in [_Star Trek: The Next Generation_](http://time.com/money/4330029/star-trek-robots-jobs/)_._“I’ve always been obsessed with his eyewear, and when I got to Dior and saw all the materials I could play with, it all just came together,” she said. 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