JAKARTA - Lisa BLACKPINK's appearance at the 2025 MET Gala is now a controversy, this should be a historic moment in her international career journey. Instead of getting praise for her heat and courage in expressing through clothing, the Thai singer was actually dragged into a controversy that caused debate.
This 28-year-old woman comes in a Louis Vuitton outfit that is said to reflect the theme 'Superfine: Tailoring Black Style'. The theme is a tribute to the black style of dandyism, a form of elegant fashion expression typical of black culture that combines misery, identity, and history.
Lisa looks stunning on the blue carpet wearing a embroidered black blazer, transparentplace-made bodysuit, and LV monogram-motivated stocking. However, the attention of netizens and media is focused on a small detail that can be seen when the photos of her appearance are enlarged and spread on social media.
There is a lace motif in the underwear section that shows an illustration of a human face. One of the faces in the motive is strongly suspected to be Rosa Parks, an icon of civil rights struggle in the United States.
This speculation immediately sparked the anger of some of the public. The hashtag #RosaParksUnderwear had become a trending topic on platform X (formerly Twitter), signaling the high volume of conversations that voice disappointment and anger. Many consider the placement of Rosa Parks' face in intimate areas very inappropriate.
"Who thought it was a good idea to put an influential black woman's face in her underwear?" wrote the netizen.
"Some feel very inappropriate with this. This is not just fashion, but unethical," commented another netizen.
"This is completely disrespectful. Is historical value only used as an ornament without meaning in today's fashion world?" said another netizen.
Even though Lisa was the target of criticism, some of her fans tried to provide other perspectives. They considered that Lisa was just a model of the clothes she wore and was not directly involved in her creative process.
"The one to blame is the designer. If it really is Rosa Parks' face, why not put it on the blazer as a symbol of pride, not on the inside that is inappropriate?" wrote one fan.
Reporting from The Cut page, Louis Vuitton explained that the fashion design was the result of collaboration with the artist from the United States, Henry Taylor.
The artist is known for his work which often features portraits of influential figures in American history, especially those related to the black community. This collaboration is part of the spring 2024 collection initiated by Pharrell Williams as creative director of the Louis Vuitton line.
Until now, there has been no official confirmation from Louis Vuitton regarding the identities of the figures whose faces were immortalized in the immersion motif. It is suspected that one of the faces is that Rosa Parks is still speculative, although its visuals are considered to have similarities to many netizens.
For information, Rosa Parks is an iconic symbol in the history of civil rights struggles in the United States. He was widely known after refusing to give his seat to white passengers on the bus in 1955 in Montgomery, Alabama. The action sparked a bus boycott movement that lasted for more than a year and triggered the birth of the modern civil rights movement in America.
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