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They’re getting it twisted.
Daring fashionistas are shelling out big bucks for braided hair neckties from luxe label Schiaparelli — after the designer unveiled the avant-garde add-on in Paris last year.
Costing a dizzying $2,300, the controversial couture — that catty critics have called “weird” and “hideous” — is made from nylon tendrils looped together into a pigtail, in a shabby chic tip of the hat to the au courant cowboy aesthetic.
Since the dubious debut, voguish VIPs, from the big screen to the Big Apple and beyond, are wowing with the woven wonder — or less expensive, do-it-yourself duplicates.
“It’s iconic,” raved fashion influencer Ava Salmaci, 23, to The Post of the outré ornament.
“It adds an elevated vibe to any outfit,” said the Gen Z part-time Gothamite from Michigan, “especially in New York City, where I have the confidence to wear whatever I want.”
To re-create the designer doodad without breaking the bank, Salmaci twirled her own hip-length locks into a three-strand twine, forming a braid that served as the mane attraction of her pinstripe ensemble.
Maggie Gyllenhaal, 47, turned heads (and a few stomachs) in a similar look this month.
While walking the red carpet of CinemaCon 2025 in Las Vegas, the actress-turned-director donned Schiaparelli’s brown-haired braid, which snaked around her neck and down her chest, with a black jacket, slacks and a white collared shirt.
The bigwig’s tie-of-tresses, however, ignited a firestorm of controversy from cringing cyber critics — but social media shade can’t seem to generate enough rain to call off the brave braid’s posh parade.
Selma Blair tossed on the hairpiece for Schiaparelli’s haute couture show last summer.
The “Legally Blonde” star, 52, cut a casual swag for the cameras, sporting an oversize tan suit, a thick brown leather belt and a white top. She finished the ‘fit with the brand’s platinum-blond braided necktie as a cherry on top.
Tilda Swinton, too, rocked the plaited pièce de résistance at the Directors Guild of America in November.
Like her fellow A-listers, the 64-year-old Oscar winner paired the faux hair with a bespoke pantsuit — formerly masculinized menswear that’s now being commandeered by the glamorous likes of Rihanna and Melania Trump.
Kamilah Mitchelson, a lifelong lover of the power suit, said the DIY braided hair necktie offers a splash of “sexy” and “exotic” pizzazz to her professional attire.
“It’s gives off confidence,” Mitchelson, 37, an executive assistant in finance from Park Slope, shared with The Post.
Inspired by Schiaparelli, the Brooklynite used synthetic wisps to whip up the workplace-friendly finery.
“In all the offices I’ve ever worked in, I’m always the best dressed,” Mitchelson laughed.
It’s a chuckle being echoed by fashion-forward working gals worldwide.
“Hair is such a versatile medium,” model Alina Kossan, a 20-something from Berlin, told The Post. “It’s a way to make a statement without having to invest in expensive clothing or accessories.”
Visuals of the bombshell’s braided necktie, for which she used the fruit of her own follicles, have amassed more than 2.7 million TikTok views.
“I love pairing it with a crisp button-down shirt and a blazer for a polished yet edgy look,” added Kossan.
Alaisha Tabina, a 21-year-old art student from Jakarta, Indonesia, agreed, hailing the hairy must-have as “new, fresh and weird,” and praising the look for making flat formal attire sing.
Chelsea Muusha, 21, of Johannesburg, South Africa, told The Post that the braided hair necktie can offer an “unexpected” pop of “campy magic” to an otherwise drab getup.
“Hair is usually just on your head — so when it shows up in a completely different context, like around your neck as a tie, it shakes things up,” she said.
“It’s bold, unique and a little rebellious.”
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