At Mugler's Spring 2025 show, Cardi B couldn't seem to see anything through her angular alien princess wig. Dressed in a sculptural black mini-dress, rapper and new mom Cardi B told Dazed ahead of her star-studded Paris Fashion Week presentation. Because the resulting look was the most interesting beauty moment of Fashion Month 2024 so far.

The theatrical hairstyle centered on sharp V-shaped curtain bangs that appeared to be cut to reflect the angle of Cardi's high cheekbones. The sheen of her jet-black hair seemed to catch the light from every angle, enhancing the otherworldly effect.

Less obvious in the photo, the sleek bun directly behind Cardi B's thick bangs looks even better in video clips like this one shot by WWD. I like to think of it as a sci-fi inspired mu-gray mullet style, with a warrior's helmet in the front and an extraterrestrial villain in the back.

Cardi's makeup was similarly surreal yet familiar, with 90s-style black lip liner, pale pink lipstick, and tiny jewels on top of a generous application of pink blush.

Cardi's wig, like similar wigs worn by several models, was created by experimental Chinese hairstylist Zhou Xueming. The rapper's bangs were cut slightly shorter than the pouty hairpieces used on the runway, but both versions matched perfectly with creative director Casey Cadwallader's future-nostalgic designs.

Let's hope Mugler and Cardi B's love affair never ends. Because frankly, we don't know who else could have pulled off this look.