08-05-2025
- Entertainment
- New Straits Times
#SHOWBIZ: Lisa slammed for Met Gala lingerie that appears to feature Rosa Parks' face
NEW YORK: K-pop star Lisa Manoban is facing a backlash after wearing Louis Vuitton lingerie to the Met Gala that appears to be illustrated with iconic activist Rosa Parks' face.
New York Daily News reported that the 28-year-old Thai star of BlackPink sported a pearl-encrusted black blazer with a pearl chain to fashion's biggest night, held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Lisa also wore sheer tights emblazoned with the Vuitton's signature symbols, over which were panties that appeared to bear the face of the late civil rights activist.
Vogue reported that acclaimed Black artist Henry Taylor, known for embroidering miniature works onto clothing did so for the ensemble worn on Monday (May 5).
One Netizen tweeted: "Using Rosa Parks' image in this manner appears to be a blatant lack of respect and sensitivity towards her legacy and the struggles she faced during the Civil Rights Movement."
This year's theme Tailored For You is a cultural and historical examination of Black style over three hundred years.
Parks, who was 92 when she died in 2005, organised the 381-day Montgomery Bus Boycott to protest segregated seating on buses.
