As with any fashion trend I skeptically buy into (creeper sneakers, furry slides, Tuesday tulle), this story begins with Rihanna. Last March, she arrived to Dior‘s Fall 2017 show during Paris Fashion Week wearing what would be that collection’s hallmark accessory, worn by every single model down Maria Grazia Chiuri‘s runway: a black leather beret. These were, according to the designer, admittedly more military-inspired (and politically charged) than the “how to dress like a French girl” stereotype (as was a recurring theme that season). And on Rihanna, it was obviously, unimpeachably cool.

Soon enough, the headgear had transcended the catwalk and evolved into a more mainstream trend. First Bad Gal RiRi, then the street-style crowd; then frequently photographed celebrities and models; then all the way down the retail chain to fast fashion. Now, you’re more likely to spot a well-dressed stranger in a perfectly tilted beret than a calculatedly slouchy beanie on the street when it’s cold out. It’s an accessory that’s never truly left the fashion imagination—partly thanks to the industry’s unfaltering fascination with “Parisian style,” and partly thanks to season-two Carrie Bradshaw—but is suddenly more relevant than ever, thanks to some choice high profile sightings that could sway anyone for this trend.

From the always-on-point Rihanna to Isabelle Huppert, see how some of the most stylish people in the business are making a case for berets (or, at the very least, have compelled me to buy one).

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