Megan Thee Stallion, the 29-year-old Grammy award-winning rapper, made a bold statement at Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week with a unique and futuristic manicure: reverse nails. Attending the Gaurav Gupta Haute Couture Spring-Summer 2025 show on Wednesday, January 29th, Megan sported a daring strapless brown corset bodysuit with metal embellishments, but it was her inverted nails that truly stole the show.
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In an interview with WWD before the show, Megan admitted her initial confusion about the reverse manicure. “I was scratching my head like, ‘What do that mean? Put the nail on backwards?'” she confessed. However, any doubts quickly vanished once the nails were applied. “When I got the nails on my fingers, I said, ‘Yes!'”
The “Savage” rapper described the look as “2025 but in 3035,” predicting that reversed nails will be a trend of the future. In a playful GRWM video, she joked, “My nails are pointing at me because I love myself.”
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Celebrity nail artist Tahvya Krok, owner of Nailed by Tav, showcased the sleek brown reverse manicure on Instagram, calling it a “relic reversal.” Krok has collaborated with Megan on numerous occasions, creating unique nail designs for events ranging from a trip to South Korea to music video shoots.
While Megan’s adoption of the trend brings it into the mainstream fashion spotlight, reversed nails have been gaining momentum on TikTok for months. Content creators have experimented with various lengths and styles, sparking mixed reactions. The trend’s appearance at Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week signifies its growing influence in the fashion world.
Megan’s Paris Fashion Week appearance included other bold fashion choices, such as a reptilian-like headpiece with face chains at the Bridge Club and a hooded dress with red-orange ruffles at the Giambattista Valli Haute Couture Spring-Summer 2025 show. She also turned heads at the Jean Paul Gaultier show in a voluminous black cape over minimal underwear.
Beyond nails, Megan has embraced creative accessorizing. In December, she attended a Celtics-Bulls game in Chicago with a massive Saint Laurent shearling bag. She also revealed her talent for makeup artistry, having done her own makeup for the “Strategy” music video by K-pop group TWICE.
