Only Cardi B could show up to Paris Fashion Week with a live crow on her arm and make it look effortless.
Cardi B just redefined “fashion statement” by showing up to Paris Couture Week with a real, live crow perched calmly on her right hand. The Bronx rap queen turned every head outside the Schiaparelli Fall 2025 couture show Monday as she stepped out in an over-the-top black velvet gown, dripping in pearls and matched with her newest and boldest accessory yet: a crow. Not a brooch. Not a feather. An actual living bird.
Yes, Cardi brought a crow to the carpet, and the internet is gagged.
The moment quickly went viral as videos from the Petit Palais steps showed the “WAP” hitmaker posing effortlessly while the bird flapped its wings beside her, its wings visible against her pearl-fringed, hooded neckline. But the gag didn’t stop with the couture.
In a now-viral clip, Cardi turned and calmly asked paparazzi to lower their voices, concerned the noise might spook her feathery companion.
“Can you tell them not to scream?” she whispered to someone on her team, holding her hand steady as the crow sat like royalty.
The custom Schiaparelli gown was a moment in its own right. Structured shoulder drama, strings of pearls cascading over her body like armor, and a plunging U-shaped neckline that framed her entire head. She completed the look with opera gloves.
If you’ve been paying attention, you know the crow is part of Cardi’s new visual era. The bird first appeared on the upcoming AM I THE DRAMA? album cover, where it perched atop her high heel while she posed in a red bodysuit and fishnets. It also popped up in teaser clips for the album, which drops September 19.
Later that day, Cardi gave the fashion girlies another look, switching into a burgundy Rahul Mishra rhinestone gown decorated with oversized flowers. She topped it off with a diamond necklace and a sleek, low bun edged in baby hairs. And while the bird didn’t make a second appearance, fans online were still squawking about the first one.
AM I THE DRAMA? drops September 19.
