And I’ll wear a pretty pink bow if I want.” There’s also, of course, the undeniable infantilization of wearing a ribbon in your hair or pinned to your Peter Pan collar.

Ribbons were everywhere at New York Fashion Week. Draped bow bags made an appearance at Sandy Liang’s SS24 show, Tanner Fletcher had bow suits, Helmut Lang brought hair ribbons and giant ...

Fellas love ribbons and bows, too—just ask Cillian Murphy, Colman Domingo, and Matty Matheson, who have all worn this year’s most romantic red-carpet menswear trend.