Lisa di Blackpink He had been doing it for some time Debut in Gala Met ON May 5thBut instead of applause, his dress lit a storm of disputes – becoming quickly viral for all the wrong reasons.
Go on Met Gala 2025 “Blue Carpet”, Lisa amazed in a audacious Louis Vuitton together composed of printed tights, a decorative body and a tailor -made blazer – with No trousersembracing the ongoing trend “Underwear on display” Vista in high fashion. While many have recognized its beauty and balance, Critics quickly underlined concerns The cultural implications of design is surrounding.
The controversial design
The theme of this year’s Met Gala, “Superfine: black -style tailoring”SPOTLLED BLACK DANDY FASHION AND BLACK DESIGNERS – scoring the first time that the event focused on black cultural aesthetic.
Lisa’s appearance is aligned with the Inspired by man The topic at first sight, but a closer inspection revealed a more complex element – and divisive -: Embroidered portraits of the famous black artist Henry Taylorincluding a representation of Civil rights icon Rosa Parks. In particular, the portrait appeared through the body, including the underwear areathat many have found inappropriate.
Netizen reactions
Some Netizen on X (previously Twitter) have labeled the dress “vulgar” AND “disrespectful,” questioning the sensitivity of placing such an important historical figure on a highly sexualized design area.
Despite having said N-Word several times and never apologize, Lisa does not seem to worry while wearing underwear with images of Rosa Parks, an icon of civil rights that fought against racial injustice. pic.twitter.com/78p1lncros
– RIM ✦ (@bratzzin) May 5, 2025
A republished and tweeted, “The use of the image of Rosa Parks in this way seems to be a clear lack of respect and sensitivity towards its inheritance and the struggles that he had to face during the civil rights movement. Furthermore, he strengthens the harmful racial stereotypes and undermines the progress made in the fight against racism.”
Others defended Lisa, observing that the entire dress was Created by a black artistand that the The press is described throughout the ensembleNot exclusively on underwear. However, the positioning raised the eyebrows given the severity of the inheritance of Rosa Parks.
A perfect storm of timing
The addition of fuel to the dispute is the Recent recovery of the accusations involve Blackpink members who use the N-Wordwhich further intensified the control of Lisa’s apparition in a dedicated event Identity and black culture. While these accusations are separated, the Tempism has made the current and more emotionally loaded backlash.
While Lisa’s Debut in Gala Met It was expected that it was a moment of celebratory fashion, instead triggered Debate lit on cultural respect, on the boundaries of fashion and on representation.
It remains to be seen if this will affect future collaborations or appearances, but it has undoubtedly become one of the most discussed Gala Moments of 2025 – for better or for worse.
