My husband said my favorite hairstyle makes me look tacky, what do I do?

I (30) am a black woman married to my bald black husband (30). We have been together for 6 years. I love experimenting with new hair styles but if not wearing my natural curly hair, love to wear box/knotless braids. Ever since I was a kid, that was my favorite hairstyle for multiple reasons: it is a protective style, I love the length, it’s a noncommittal way to experiment with new colors, easy maintenance when traveling or doing sports/going to the gym, makes me feel confident and not to mention I look damn good on them. I even taught myself how to braid my own hair to save me the hundreds of dollars to costs to get them professionally done. When I met and began dating my soon to be husband, I was wearing my hair on braids. He did make a few comments day that braids weren’t his favorite hairstyle on women , but it has never been an issue throughout our relationship as I have constantly had them in my hairstyle rotation, rocking them for a few months out of the year. He never made me feel bad or uncomfortable about his preference until today. I was telling him that I was feeling insecure about my appearance and needed some exciting change so I decided to braid my hair in the near future, to which he responded “you look tacky in braids.” I was taken aback because he never negatively commented about my appearance previously concerning the hairstyle only that he didn’t prefer the hairstyle on anyone. I tried to qualify reasons why I love the hairstyle and came to the conclusion that this will help me feel better about myself but he doubled down that I looked tacky in braids and he has always hated the style and doesn’t understand why I can’t just wear my hair naturally and call it a day. I told me I understand that he doesn’t get it because he’s bald but my natural curls are work and it would be a nice break from that work. He finally said I can go ahead wear my hair in braids if i want but his feelings remain the same. I told him sarcastically thanks for the permission and that I will think about the fact that he thinks that I look tacky every time I wear braids now. I then stepped away going to process what just happened. I feel in a way that now if I choose to wear braids, instead of it being an enjoyable hairstyle that makes me feel confident I now will have to consider how my chosen life partner looks at me. Are there other style preferences I have that make him view me so negatively? He has never given me such a hurtful unsolicited opinion before and I personally never considered calling someone’s personal style preference “tacky” let alone to someone you married so this really threw me. I don’t even do anything crazy with the hairstyle just basic braids you see everywhere in my community.

Now it feels like I can’t wear my favorite hairstyle to make myself feel better without considering that I am making myself look “tacky” to my husband or feeling like I am actively making a stand against him or his feelings. I love wearing my hair in braids solely for my own pleasure but I also want to feel attractive for my spouse.

What should I do?