Latest fashion trend nonnacore puts Italian grandma gear front and center with a boost from celebs like Rihanna and Kendall Jenner

NYC loves its nonnas.

Italian grandmas are astatine nan epicenter of nan hottest accessory craze arsenic summertime moves into autumn — silk scarves that sizzle arsenic nan new/old headpiece-de-resistance. 

“It” girls are eating up and scarving down the latest vintage, voguish vibe — a styling activity known arsenic “nonnacore,” made haute by tastemakers from Rihanna to nan runway to sirens connected nan subway.

And immoderate Gotham gal tin get nan look for themselves — by finishing an outfit pinch a colorful kerchief tied tautly atop one’s tresses, à la sexy granny successful her prime. 

It’s an effortlessly luxe look that first went viral among A-listers and influencers, specified arsenic Beyoncé and Hailey Bieber, who stunned successful nan headgear measurement backmost connected their respective, splashy summertime 2024 vacations.

Now, mundane divas are pursuing suit.

“It’s simple, chic and ties a look together,” Arianna Lombardo, 30, a hairstylist and self-crowned “fashion maximalist,” from Long Island, told The Post.

The brunette precocious dazzled complete 82,000 societal media fans with a elaborate nonnacore headscarf how-to.

“Being Italian, I’m loving that nan nonnas are getting this well-deserved manner nod,” she said.

It’s sampled swag, overmuch for illustration nan “Mob Wives” dressing frenzy, which inspired glamour gals to wow successful gangster garb, aliases nan “Tomato Girl Summer” of 2023 — a infinitesimal dedicated to veggie-inspired duds.

But much than a spot of borrowed pizzazz, nonnacore offers budgeted fashionistas an effortless, affordable measurement to elevate immoderate ensemble, according to NYC stylist Dawn Del Russo. 

Owing to tariffs and ostentation — economical bugaboos forcing clotheshorses to get creative erstwhile building their wardrobes — Del Russo said investing successful a timeless portion — specified arsenic a scarf, beryllium it designer explanation aliases a thrift-store find — is simply a haute hack for nan pennywise. 

“Bright, value scarves are having a activity because they’re versatile and recession-proof,” nan en vogue master explained to The Post while vacationing successful Italy.

“Wearing 1 astir your caput is very celebrated correct now, but you tin besides toggle shape that aforesaid scarf into a tiny necktie, harvest top, loop aliases sarong,” she said.

Repurposing fab finery is really nonnas would traditionally support it cute, Del Russo noted. 

“Those old-world Italian grandmas didn’t splurge,” she said. “They astir apt took other cloth from curtains aliases tablecloths, wore them connected their heads and bodies, and made it fashion.”

It’s make-do splendor that Emily Bargeron, 40, a vintage apparel curator from Savanah, Georgia, and her wallet really appreciate. In fact, nan millennial tells The Post nan nonnacore scarf is for illustration a mini Mediterranean travel for your head.

“If you tin spend to sojourn Europe this summer, you tin bring Europe to you pinch this look,” said Bargeron, whose modish motion to Italian grannies has garnered complete 1.4 cardinal TikTok views.

“Almost everyone has a silk scarf successful their closet — it’s inexpensive, iconic and gets you tons of compliments,” she explained.

Hollywood’s hottest, however, are much concerned astir slaying than saving.

Rihanna precocious turned heads pinch a $650 Valentino Garavani Toute La V Silk Scarf over her chocolatey locks successful Beverly Hills.

The pregnant Grammy winner, 37, paired nan celebrated add-on pinch a plain achromatic button-down shirt, dark-wash cuffed jeans and croc-print heeled flip-flops from Amina Muaddi. 

Anya Taylor-Joy, 26, rocked a show-stopper this month, too, wrapping a pleated greenish scarf astir nan afloat perimeter of her dome arsenic did yesteryear bellas for illustration Marilyn Monroe and Audrey Hepburn, arsenic good arsenic Italian starlets Sophia Loren and Gina Lollobrigida.

Kim Kardashian snapped saucy selfies and posed successful a headscarf while promoting her Skims collaboration pinch Italian manner location Roberto Cavalli, and small sister Kendall Jenner, 29, let a silk number shine arsenic the mane attraction arsenic a exemplary for Gucci. 

But Arianne Antonio, 31, a publicist from Bushwick, is grateful that nan unfussy manner inclination isn’t constricted to nan rich | and famous.

The Brooklynite says a small nonnacore scarf tin make a large quality to one’s duds, arsenic good arsenic their intelligence health.

“With everything going connected successful nan world correct now, group are stressed and exhausted,” she said, noting nan oversea of headscarves she saw astatine this year’s Lollapalooza euphony show — an yearly ceremony of euphony and fashion. “People request a colorful dash of nosy successful their lives.”

“[Nonnacore scarves] are comfortable, tiny and you tin play astir pinch them successful truthful galore different ways,” Antonio added.

“They’re that small thing that tin wholly toggle shape an different boring outfit,” she said.

Lombardo agrees. 

“They adhd a funky separator to everybody,” she said. “If you’re a able personage aliases an mundane feline aliases woman successful New York City, a headscarf tin adhd to your aura.”

Here is Lombardo’s step-by-step how-to for achieving nonnacore: 

• Open a ample quadrate scarf by 2 corners 
• Diagonally fold nan scarf successful half, from area to corner, creating a triangle 
• Place nan triangle connected your caput truthful that nan level (or folded) broadside is connected your forehead, and nan pointed extremity of nan triangle is toward nan back
• Wrap nan correct and near ends of nan triangle down your head, and necktie them together, securing nan scarf connected your caput pinch 2 knots
• For other anchoring, use a fewer mini pieces of double-sided portion to your forehead, and adhere nan scarf to nan head
• Let nan tails of nan scarf ends bent freely for further swank