At the Chanel couture show, there were piles of rubble, Rihanna in an ankle-length cardigan,
and models with flattops. The boxy, gravity-defying do was born in the
fifties (by way of the crew cut) and exaggerated in the eighties by Will
Smith (from the Fresh Prince years), Bobby Brown, and
Christopher Reid (one half of Kid ’n Play). Reid was a notable adopter
of the style, so maybe hairstylist Sam McKnight was inspired by him? Or,
since the dos had ponytails, perhaps they were modeled after
Lagerfeld's signature locks? Either way, we've included a music video by
the rap group to jog your hip-hop memory. Click on that, then through
the runway slideshow for a heightened couture experience. Oh-la-oh-la-eeey.