You never know who you might see at New York Fashion Week, be it Spike Lee’s son, influencer Caroline Calloway, or basketball legend Dennis Rodman, who attended the Luar presentation in Manhattan’s Financial District on Monday night. As one of New York’s new marquee labels, Luar has attracted an increasingly starry crowd in recent years—three seasons ago, in February 2024, even Beyoncé trekked to Bushwick to support her nephew, model Julez Smith, who made his runway debut in the show.
As per usual, the basketball Hall of Famer arrived in style with a goth-kid-approved vest, leather track pants, a black bandana tied around his forehead, Feng Chang Wong echo clogs on his feet, and a whole jewelry store around his wrist and neck. (It should go without saying that The Worm also had his typical array of piercings dangling from his face.)
Inside the venue, Rodman sat in a front row of fellow VIPs including Latto and Ice Spice. He also met Peso Pluma, as one does.
And while his fellow showgoers put him in good sartorial company, what has always set Rodman apart is his dedication to the details. Perhaps the most eccentric player in NBA history, the 64-year-old upped the ante with his red nail polish and matching red hair—both on top of his head and his soul patch. The pièce de résistance, though, was the eyewear: Rodman looked incredibly comfortable in Luar’s “Double Eyewear” spectacles, which look like one pair of shades stacked atop another.
It’s not new for Rodman to step out in a big fit. In fact, he’s inarguably one of the freakiest, freshest dressers of all time. But he’d been mostly out of the spotlight recently, until whispers got louder that he was floating around during NYFW. Like Beyoncé in 2024, Dennis the Menace’s appearance came as a bit of a surprise to the general public. With the flashy, buzzy Luar show marking his triumphant return, Rodman not only met the moment, he grabbed it like it was a rebound in 1998.