Cardi B Turns Heads at Paris Couture Week with Architectural Gowns & Live Crow

Cardi B brought full drama to Paris Haute Couture Week, debuting bold, art-forward looks that left fashion insiders buzzing.

At the Schiaparelli Fall/Winter show, she stunned in a structured black gown with ivory pearl fringe forming a large U-shaped silhouette around her shoulders.

The pièce de résistance? A live black raven perched on her gloved hand—earning the rapper recognition as a runway highlight for her theatrical entrance. Reportedly, Cardi even asked paparazzi to hush so as not to disturb her feathered companion, affectionately calling the bird her “best friend”.

The next day, Cardi switched gears at the Stéphane Rolland Haute Couture show, donning an optical-illusion black-and-white pod-shaped ensemble. With a sculptural hood extending from her hips to head, this avant-garde piece played with form and perspective—suggesting everything from a nun’s habit to a surreal egg—showing her ability to turn fashion into performance art.

Fans and media are connecting Cardi’s fashion choices to the bold aesthetic of her forthcoming album Am I the Drama? which features ravens and surreal imagery on its cover. She clearly used couture week to lean into that narrative—and owned it.

In a second look later that day, Cardi donned a deep burgundy gown by Rahul Mishra, covered in sparkling rhinestones and oversized floral appliqués—a softer, yet still statement-making complement to her earlier looks.