Cardi B Made Her Triumphant Return to the Front Row in Head-to-Toe Leopard
Last season, Cardi B was the undisputed queen of New York Fashion Week, sitting front row at shows like Alexander Wang, Jeremy Scott, and Christian Siriano while schmoozing with Anna Wintour. This season, her presence was cut short likely thanks to the theatrical brawl she had with Nicki Minaj during a party at the Plaza Hotel.
Time, as they say, is the only healer, as Cardi made her triumphant and very visible return to the FROW at Dolce & Gabbana’s Spring 2019 runway show in Milan Sunday, wearing an outfit that consisted of a leopard-print trench, tall leopard boots, and oversized furry glasses, also in leopard. The look, according to an Instagram caption, was a nod to Fran Drescher, aka The Nanny, aka The Flashy Girl From Flushing.
“Bitch, get into these motherfucking glasses bitch!” Cardi says in another Insta she posted on her way to the D&G show, adding that the fur keeps her face so warm it’s like she has “a North Face,” calling the accessory “winter certified.”
Cardi also shared thoughts about her experience in Italy in general (“We out here in Milan drinking sparkling water and eating some spaghettis!” and “Man, these Italians got me fucked up giving me champagne in the afternoon. They must not know that I’m light!”) and her designer outfit (“Dolce & Gabbana want all my shmoney!”)
At the Dolce show—which featured a parade of icons including models Eva Herzigova, Carla Bruni, and Isabella Rossellini, as well as Italian actress Monica Bellucci—Cardi looked right at home nestled between One Direction’s Liam Payne and Stevie Wonder. From the look of it, she’s back to her normal self and having the most fun, despite the fact Minaj is also in Milan for Fashion Week. Will they cross paths in Paris, whose Fashion Week starts tomorrow? Will Cardi swap her sparkling water and spaghettis for red wine and baguettes? Will her Dolce look be upstaged by custom Chanel? The next 24 hours are critical.