Cardi B has couture on repeat in new music video

Last month, we crowned Cardi B the reigning queen of Paris Haute Couture Week AW25. The rapper attended five shows throughout the week, stepping out in a wearable art piece every single time. Outside the Schiaparelli show, she made headlines by carrying a live crow on her arm. 

Initially, Cardi was meant to attend six fashion shows, though she missed Rahul Mishra after arriving late. Today (August 15), she’s more than made up for her absence, wearing the same Rahul Mishra gown that she wore to attend (or rather, miss) the show in her latest music video, “Imaginary Playerz”. In fact, that isn’t the only couture look that we’ve seen before. She also raps while draped in previously worn looks from Ashi Studio and Stéphane Rolland, as well as several unseen Schiaparelli gowns, including what seems to be a custom nipple dress. Sadly, there was no crow this time. 

The video also places us in Paris, making it likely that the video was shot during her couture week fittings. The single itself samples Jay-Z and is taken from Cardi’s upcoming album, Am I The Drama? expected next month. “You bitches don’t even know the difference between vintage and archive,” she raps, “What the fuck you mean this bitch is outdressing me?”. 

Elsewhere this week, Jenna Ortega continued to take goth looks to ethereal new heights on her Wednesday season two press tour, we caught up with designer Francesca Lake, and Dazed Club took over Dover Street Market. Here’s everything else you need to catch up on…