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September 15, 2016

The Worst White-People Dreadlocks of All Time

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Can you guess the dreadlocked muse behind today’s Marc Jacob Spring 2017 show? What are your first three guesses? They are probably wrong.

Instead, the designer turned to ’80s club culture, Harajuku teens, and Lana Wachowski — the acclaimed director and face of his Spring 2016 campaign — for inspiration. The result was a parade of overwhelmingly white models who walked the indigo runway with faux rainbow dreadlocks perched upon their heads. They were, it’s important to note, not the worst dreadlocks of all time. The worst dreadlocks ever were worn by the people in the slideshow below. Click at your own risk.

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Johnny Depp The obligatory “I’ve been in the Caribbean for vacation” dreadlocks. Photo: Walt Disney Productions
Helena Bonham Carter The dystopian holiday dreadlocks. Photo: David M. Benett/Getty Images
Crystal Bowersox The “how can I get noticed in this sea of white people at American Idol” dreadlocks. Photo: Steve Jennings/WireImage
Newton Faulkner The "if Ed Sheeran had dreadlocks" dreadlocks. Photo: Ferdaus Shamim/WireImage
Jonathan Davis The “painfully trying to differentiate myself from the other nu-metal guys” dreadlocks. Photo: Rick Kern/WireImage
Lady Gaga White dreadlocks, the literal interpretation. Photo: Karwai Tang/WireImage
Kyle Beckerman The “what’s soccer? I play football” dreadlocks. Photo: Bryn Lennon/Getty Images
Adam Duritz The extended forehead dreadlocks. Photo: Noam Galai/Getty Images
Justin Bieber The “fame is a drag” dreadlocks. Photo: Jesse Grant/Getty Images for iHeartRadio / T
Ani DiFranco The “I’m on a long journey of self-discovery” dreadlocks. Photo: Pete Mitchell/WireImage
Angelina Jolie The "forcefully attempting to be edgy" dreadlocks. Photo: Touchstone Pictures
Jason Castro The little boy dreadlocks. Photo: Tim Mosenfelder/WireImage
Chris Kirkpatrick The “unique one in the boy band" dreadlocks. Photo: SGranitz/WireImage
Pink The “don’t confuse me with Britney Spears” dreadlocks. Photo: S. Granitz/WireImage
Jennifer Lawrence The postively relateable dreadlocks.
Sonny Sandoval The "I'm the guy from P.O.D., not the guy from Korn" dreadlocks. Photo: Paul Hawthorne/Getty Images
Miley Cyrus The "seeking additional ways to provoke Nicki Minaj" dreadlocks. Photo: Jason Merritt/Getty Images
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