Nonetheless, as we know, Bentio’s a fashion guy, and Gaultier’s archival cyberdot print has become one of the more recognizable designer patterns to dominate Instagram in the last year; Kendall’s sisters Kim Kardashian and Kylie Jenner—in addition to Cardi B, Doja Cat, Dua Lipa, Ice Spice, and Chlöe Bailey—have all sported JPG dots recently. (Last summer, while vacationing with Rihanna in Barbados, new dad A$AP Rocky opted for a decidedly more masc Gaultier trompe l’oeil: a long-sleeve tee imprinted with a chiseled neon torso, which came from the label’s collaboration with Parisian brand Y/Project.)
And according to the F1 Experiences website—which bills itself as “the official experience, hospitality, and travel programme to Formula 1’s worldwide races”—“smart casual dress is the order of the day” at the Monaco Grand Prix. And if Bad Bunny wearing a vintage shirt that makes him look like he’s in a bikini to a major F1 event isn’t “smart casual,” well, what is?
Bad Bunny, left, with Red Bull driver Sergio “Checo” Pérez in Monte-Carlo.Mark Thompson/Getty Images