Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's Met Gala dress designer responds to criticism (CNN)

[ItsjustMe]

Aurora James, who designed the dress worn by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's (D-NY) at the 2021 Met Gala, responds to conservative backlash over her "tax the rich" dress that Ocasio-Cortez wore to the event.

[Siwsan]

3. Whoopie said they all wore masks once they were inside, except when eating. n/t

[YoshidaYui]

2. I like it

yay AOC!!

[poli-junkie]

4. It's interesting the CNN commentators didn't even address AOC's message...

...just the dress.

Long overdue to actually utter the words: Tax the Rich

I'm with AOC!

[Budi]

9. I'll wait for the actual legislative policy as to taxing the 'rich'.

There were all kinds of fashion statements vying for photos & media. Because that's what the event is about afterall.

My fav, just because Iman could wear anything & make a statement, even one that says Icon, Beauty, Class & Grace like the stunning visual worn by the one & only Iman.



*Iman Abdulmajid is a Somali-American fashion model, actress and entrepreneur.
*A muse of designers Gianni Versace, Thierry Mugler, Calvin Klein, Donna Karan and Yves Saint Laurent.
*She is also noted for her philanthropic work.
*She is the widow of English rock musician David Bowie, whom she married in 1992.

For a stunning majestic visual look that makes you plesantly stop & hit the pause button, this is artistry & craftmanship.

[sheshe2]

11. That is stunning. ❤️

[JustAnotherGen]

14. Her dress - her entire look

Is stunning.

THAT's why I look at the Met Gala dresses each year. That's bringing her "A' game. Spectacular and creative.

[JustAnotherGen]

15. I thought this one was stunning too

Anok Yai in Oscar de la Renta and Ana Khouri jewelery






And Yara Shahidi in Dior





They both look unbelievably elegant and on point.

[Budi]

17. Wow. Yes they are georgeous, classy & just beautiful!

This is why I also love The Met.

These gowns are pure class & dignity, unlike the trendy totally see-thru costumes (not much there to inspire), but that's the thing about this event.
It's a venue for Designers to show their finest creative craftsmanship. Simple elegant dresses to costumes fit for a Vogue cover.

Well done!

[hlthe2b]

5. Honestly, THAT is the dress people want to take issue with? Really?

If you view the photos (which inexplicably I did earlier this morning), it was like a total clown fest combined with a few entries who essentially came nude. Anything to get attention, though, I guess.

AOC's and Carolyn Malone's ERA-themed dresses were hardly controversial, albeit statement-making.

[Budi]

6. "All press is good press" - Kardashian motto

The statement dress was intended for impact.
Isn't this what the designer intended?
Appears then, to have gotten what was intended, right?

The designer got her name recognition.
Why else would she have used the Met to present such a statement dress?

Its a win win as far as the dog eat dog world of celebrity & name recognition.

The designer was successful with her intention.
If she hadn't put the glaring statement in RED on the rather benign common designed dress, we wouldn't be reading about it yet todatly.

It is simply a marketing tool.
I'd say she met her goal in the world of celebrity, fashion statements, & name recognition for herself.

It is a marketing tool same as the designer of Melania Trump's " I don't care do you" jacket.
It's marketing, profit & raising one's recognition within the fashion industry. Capitalism is alive & well in that high stakes competitive industry.
Guaranteed that someone somewhere will profit from the press coverage, controversy isn't necessarily a negative in the world of celebrity & profit.

It's how a designer builds their Brand, & why we see Corp or designer labels on their own 'exclusive' products. Nike, to McDonalds & everywhere else.

Without doing something outrageous at an event with the Press of the entire world watching, nobody would know who the designer is. It s simple marketing for profit & Brand recognition in the competitive Capitalistic fashion & media industry

Bravo!!

[Escurumbele]

7. What a stupid question..."Is it hypocritical for AOC to go to this event?" Where else could she have

delivered the message? "She wanted to go to the event....blah, blah, blah..." I stopped watching there.

Of course she wanted to go to the event because she wanted to deliver a message to the people who needed to read the message...That is why I have stopped, almost completely, watching TV shows like this. I saw this video because I love Brianna, I think she is terrific, but the guy? please...

[eppur_se_muova]

8. Even some of the rich favor taxing the rich, so no hypocrisy possible. nt

[ShazamIam]

10. Being controversial is ok, the designer did not make a toxic statement, only a controversial one.

[Me.]

12. Interesting JUxtapositio

her wearing that dress and dining with the same people at a table that cost 275K.

[LakeArenal]

13. SE Crup can bite me.

The dress wasn’t supposed to solve income inequality. It is supposed to push it into the faces of selfish rich people who think out of sight out of mind. Well it was in sight of the whole world.

[llashram]

16. AOC