This week, the fall 2026 couture shows are kicking off in Paris—a week in the City of Light that’s otherwise known as the fashion Olympics. Over the next few days, top fashion houses will unveil their most lavish and intricately-made designs on the catwalk—and better yet, an A-list crowd of celebrities and top clients will descend to take it all in from the front row. Just take Daniel Roseberry’s Schiaparelli presentation this morning: The show hosted a bevy of top talent, including Emma Corrin, Michelle Yeoh, Marisa Berenson, and Bad Bunny.
The Puerto Rican rapper, in particular, took a bold fashion risk for the occasion He showed up to the function in a wide-shoulder, butter-yellow suit with sculptural gold buttons, a crisp white button-up shirt, and … a braided tie made of blonde hair.
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This daring accessory was first debuted in Schiaparelli’s fall 2024 ready-to-wear collection, and the hairy tie has been making the rounds with other celebrities such as Selma Blair. But Bad Bunny reviving the piece today gives it, well, a whole new life. I mean, this is a man, after all, whose looks are always extremely intentional and often braided (heh) with subtle messages. (Remember his Super Bowl look, where he wore an athletic jersey with “Ocasio” on the back and the number “64,” to honor his uncle Cutito?). Dare we ponder, then, that there is a much deeper meaning behind his choice to wear such a hair-raising tie?
Let’s consider the options. The first and obvious choice to wear for him to wear such a statement piece is to honor the spirit of the week: Couture is all about creating a fantasy, and veering more over-the-top. But let’s consider the material—hair—itself. Is he trying to let his hair down… by taking a break from his DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS World Tour, and simply having some fashion fun? Or, is he trying to get into someone’s hair—to deliberately annoy or bother his online critics, by wearing such a polarizing piece? (After all, he at one point had people calling for a Super Bowl boycott, just based on the rumor that he would be wearing a dress.) Let the trolls have it!
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