Met Gala Co-Chair A$AP Rocky Sports Intricate Cornrows – Essence

A$AP Rocky has been the talk of the town this week. Except him Magazine covershot by his girlfriend Rihanna, announced that the rapper – together with Colman Domingo, Lewis Hamilton, Pharrell Williams and honorary chairman LeBron James – will probably be co-chairman Met Gala 2025 with an inspired motif Black dandyism.

And while he’s a paparazzi hotshot, often spotted on the streets of New York City during his iconic fashion moments, Rocky’s braided looks are his understated trademark. His intricate braids (which he wore on the Bottega Veneta SS25 show) often follow a set, if curved, pattern: braids with folded stitches, outlined by the perimeters of the micro-braid and the middle section of the zig-zag braid.

Endlessly braided, the style is harking back to the viral “braided bald head” but with a smooth, masculine curve. Often decorated with pearl clips and hairpins (as seen in campaigns and covers). father is a self-proclaimed “pretty boy” with an “expressionistic approach to grooming”

“Beauty and fashion are becoming more fluid” Rocky said in 2023 “I have the greatest impact on beauty.” Seen hand-in-hand with Rihanna – who wore a tousled black wig and lightweight brown lips – the superstars proceed to redefine what beauty means to them (and, by extension, the culture follows).