Bella Hadid knows her Y2K references, and it shows. On Feb. 24, the model stepped to run errands with a friend in Los Angeles wearing the mother of all '90s vintage gems: a long-sleeved Jean Paul Gaultier banknote top with frilly orange poms and cut-outs running down the midline.
Gaultier introduced the money-covered print as part of his legendary Spring/Summer 1994 collection titled “Les Tatouages," which showcased a variety of faux tattoo mesh shirts. Among them were several that turned global currency motifs into colorful, bohemian blouses—Gaultier's cheeky nod to the tattoo-inspired trompe l'oeil tops his former mentee, Martin Margiela, had released a few years in his Spring 1989 collection. The tops became so coveted on the vintage market that the brand eventually dropped an "Iconic Print" series in 2022 that revived the banknote pattern along with several other house favorites.
