Florence Pugh Defends Herself After Wearing Revealing Dress to Valentino Fashion Show
On Friday, Florence Pugh attended a Valentino runway show in Rome, Italy wearing a pink tulle halter-neckline gown that exposed her nipples.
Though many fans loved the look, she received negative messages about her dress and body; mostly about her “flat chest”.
Florence Pugh looked disgusting—nipples protruding—in her pink shirt before the Valentino Show in Roma. Very very disrespectful. https://t.co/gnLrEh0iW8
— Thiefspen (@Swagspen) July 8, 2022
@Florence_Pugh You absolutely ROCKED that dress like you rock everything else. Don’t let the gross patriarchy get you down! ❤️ #florencepugh #dress #downwiththepatriarchy @MaisonValentino #ValentinoHauteCouture #blackwidow
— Sarah (@suddenlysarah81) July 10, 2022
@Florence_Pugh her body, her nipple. If you can’t see it or feel judgement or want to brand her with a feminine shaming word that’s your problem.
— DigiGirl (@oeysterpearl) July 11, 2022
She’s looking gorgeous and is body confident, that’s what matters ❤️
Normalise pics of women’s bodies, they’re not just sexual.
She looks great. But can someone tell her she’s got her baps out.
— BCDC (@davecarthy19) July 11, 2022
The Black Widow star went to Instagram on Sunday to respond to the backlash. “I knew when I wore that incredible Valentino dress that there was no way there wouldn’t be a commentary on it,” Pugh writes. “What’s been interesting to watch and witness is just how easy it is for men to totally destroy a woman’s body, publicly, proudly, for everyone to see.”
me and my friends in the front row to see the Barbie movie https://t.co/nFEUDuCb3h
— kamilah “chaos demon” cole (@wordsiren) July 10, 2022
The 26-year-old British actress also wrote about how she has finally come to terms with her body, as well as how grateful she is for growing up surrounded by strong and powerful women with curves.
“Grow up. Respect people. Respect bodies. Respect all women. Respect humans,” Pugh writes to her critics. “All because of two cute little nipples….”
Fans and other actors flooded the actress with love and support under her Instagram comments. Crazy Rich Asians’ Gemma Chan commented “Love you” with a red heart, while West Side Story’s Ariana DeBose commented “RESPECT. Period.” with a pink heart. As of now, the post has over 1.8 million likes.
let florence pugh do what she wants! she’s hot!
— laney (@stayinyourdlane) July 11, 2022
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