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“This Just Looks Gross”: Tyla Flaunts Snakeskin Tattoo Covering Her Torso In Topless Paris Look
Tyla in a bizarre adhesive top with long purple nails and loose hair at Paris Fashion Week event.

“Bianca Censori’s Disciple”: Tyla’s Snakeskin Tattoo, Covering Torso In Skin-Baring Look, Grosses Fans

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Tyla may agree that sometimes the best top… is no top at all.

The 24-year-old singer ditched fabric altogether and went straight for some body art (alone) for her night out during Paris Fashion Week.

But fans had so many questions about the puzzling look, asking: “Does it stick to itself? Does it smell? … Is it soluble? Why are her pants undone?”

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    Highlights
    • Singer Tyla ditched fabric entirely and went topless for her night out during Paris Fashion Week.
    • The 24-year-old singer wore nothing but a temporary tattoo and unbottoned jeans as she stepped out.
    • “She looked so uncomfortable in the video,” one claimed.

    Tyla ditched fabric entirely and went topless for her night out during Paris Fashion Week

    Image credits: WWD/Getty Images

    For a night out in Paris on March 10, Tyla was captured leaving her hotel in a temporary tattoo, wrapped around her torso and both arms.

    Designer Simon Carle shared pictures and videos of himself applying the snakeskin temporary tattoo on the Water singer.

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    He was also seen trimming the tattoo to perfectly outline her physique as she hit the town.

    Image credits: tyla

    “Snake skin for @tyla,” Carle wrote on Instagram.

    Tyla’s response appeared in the comments section, saying: “You are unreal.”

    The South African singer paired the custom backless tattoo with ultra-low-rise skinny jeans that were left unbuttoned.

    The 24-year-old singer wore a temporary tattoo, put together by designer Simon Carle

    Image credits: tyla

    Reports said the tattoo design was made of ten separate, square-shaped tattoos, all of which were put together to create Tyla’s look.

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    The tattoos covered her entire torso and stopped right above her jeans’ waistband.

    Meanwhile, the look was completely backless, a known trademark of Carle’s designs.

    Image credits: BACKGRID

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    “It is a temporary tattoo, so it will peel off like a snake sheds its skin,” the designer told Vogue. “It’s a one-time look and can’t be worn twice.”

    While the Grammy winner confidently embraced something different, netizens had the wildest reactions to her look and called it a “humiliation ritual.”

    “This just looks gross. Like she marinated herself in rotting tar,” read one comment online. “It would be good for an October/halloween look though.”

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    Image credits: simoncarle__

    “She looked so uncomfortable in the video,” one said, while another claimed, “It looks like those kids tattoos that you apply with water.”

    “My skin started itching just looking at this. The funny thing is I have a mesh shirt that looks the same from the front,” one said.

    Another agreed, saying: “Just looking at this is making me feel itchy.”

     

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    A post shared by Tyla (@tyla)

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    Yet another comment echoed all the many questions fans had about her appearance, asking: “Does it stick to itself? Does it smell? What’s the adhesive? Is it reusable? Is it soluble? Why are her pants undone?”

    “Is she about to drop trou in front of the paps in that last picture? Are the blue things around her legs ballerina laces for her shoes done up over the jeans? Why?” the same comment continued.

    “It’s giving: just came out of surgery after an iodine wash with a transparent film dressing,” one netizen said online 

    Image credits: tyla

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    Others drew comparison to another famous figure, Bianca Censori, who became synonymous with the trend of n*ked dressing.

    “I almost thought she was Bianca Censori,” one said.

    Another called Tyla “Bianca censori’s disciple.”

    Tyla was recently seen in Paris wearing a Jean Paul Gaultier that featured the brand’s signature conical cup 

    Image credits: BACKGRID

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    Tyla has been riding the high of winning her second-ever Grammy award last month.

    She took home the Best African Music Performance award for her hit track Push 2 Start.

    Back in 2024, she won the same award for her smashing global hit Water.

    Image credits: tyla

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    Over the last few days, the singer has seemingly been enjoying her time in Paris and called the city her “dream place”.

    She was seem attending the Jean Paul Gaultier fall 2026 ready-to-wear show during Paris Fashion Week on Sunday, March 8.

    “We are here at the Jean Paul Gaultier show,” she told W magazine.

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    The rising global star flaunted a unique fashion statement during the show, wearing a navy blue dress designed by Jean Paul Gaultier.

    The outfit was composed of a structured corset-style bodice and had sharply defined cone cups, a design element that Gaultier famously introduced in the late 1980s.

     

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    A post shared by Simon Carle (@simoncarle__)

    When asked what her favorite thing to do in Paris was, Tyla told W magazine, “I love to explore. I love to take the trains. I love to get hot chocolate with the cream, sit by the Eiffel Tower and watch the lights go on and off.”

    “This is my dream place,” she added. “So I love Paris.”

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    “It’s giving Fruit Roll Ups,” one commented on Tyla’s look, while another said, “Looks like saniderm on a 3 day old tattoo”

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    Binitha Jacob

    Writer, Entertainment News Writer

    At Bored Panda, I dive into breaking celebrity news, Hollywood updates, and viral pop culture stories that spark global conversations. My background as a reporter at International Business Times and Latin Times gave me experience covering fast-moving entertainment stories for international audiences. Today, my work regularly appears on Google News, AOL, and MSN, reaching millions of readers. What excites me most is capturing the pop culture moments that people can’t stop talking about.

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    Chicken Mitten
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    9 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It looks like the bit of plastic they use in hospital to keep one's IV in place.

    JSL
    Community Member
    3 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why TF are you giving her or any of these people attention? They need to fade into the background.

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    Otto Katz
    Community Member
    7 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It looks like geletin, like laundry detergent pods are made of. Will dissolve when showered.

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    Chicken Mitten
    Community Member
    9 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It looks like the bit of plastic they use in hospital to keep one's IV in place.

    JSL
    Community Member
    3 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why TF are you giving her or any of these people attention? They need to fade into the background.

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    Otto Katz
    Community Member
    7 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It looks like geletin, like laundry detergent pods are made of. Will dissolve when showered.

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