Blackpink's Lisa Dragged After Appearing to Wear Undies with Rosa Parks' Face to Met Gala
A rep for the artist that helped design Lisa's Met Gala look is setting the record straight about the controversial bodysuit.
The internet slammed the K-Pop star after she made her debut at fashion's biggest night in a lingerie-style ensemble that included what many believed to be an image of late civil-rights activist Rosa Parks' face on it.
Now, in a statement to Vulture, a representative for artist Henry Taylor, who collaborated on Lisa's look with Pharrell Williams, said, "The figure featured in Lisa's Louis Vuitton look is not Rosa Parks, but one of Henry’s neighbors."
"The faces seen on this look, as well as on previous LV garments featuring Taylor's artwork, are all drawn from his personal life -- family members, friends, and neighbors," the rep continued. "These figures come directly from Henry’s existing artworks, which he provided to LVMH for Pharrell’s debut collection with Louis Vuitton in 2023."
"None of the individuals depicted in any of the garments are Rosa Parks or other well-known figures from Black cultural history," They concluded. "They are all people from Henry's own life."
BLACKPINK singer Lisa is being hit with backlash over her Met Gala look.
On Monday night, The White Lotus actress hit the blue carpet of the 2025 Met Gala rocking a look designed by Louis Vuitton, for which she is an ambassador and Pharrell serves as the men's creative director.
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Lisa, 28, donned a black, tailored, lace-printed jacket with a printed bodysuit underneath, and nylons featuring the LV logo. However, the underwear area of the bodysuit was on full display in the front and back and featured embroidered faces, one of which appeared to be civil rights activist Rosa Parks.
While Lisa's look seemingly aligned with this year's dress code of "Tailored for You," and the theme "Superfine: Tailoring Black Style," the "Money" rapper was slammed online for Parks' apparent feature on the pelvic area of her look, as it seems that most did not realize it was a bodysuit, and believed the famous figure was portrayed on her underwear.
According to British Vogue, the figures stitched into Lisa's bodysuit were portraits by artist Henry Taylor, who also worked on the singer's look and painted the portrait of Pharrell featured on the Met Gala Vogue cover.
Despite this, fans blasted Lisa's outfit -- specifically the apparent portrayal and location of Rosa Parks' image -- on social media, calling it "distasteful," "vulgar," and "nastyyyy."
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"I was wondering why Rosa Parks was trending got scared.... I know Lisa does not have Rosa Parks all over her underwear right now. WHO THOUGHT THIS WAS A GOOD IDEA?????" a user wrote. "Mind you not only is it highly distasteful how is this on theme?"
"Putting Rosa parks on your Fanny is nastyyyy work. No respect," a second person added.
"I really wish I hadn't looked to see why Rosa Parks was trending. Young lady, we don't put a civil rights icon on our kitty, mkay," a third posted, while another said, "maybe i just don't wanna see rosa parks on LISA's ass cheeks and that's my fault."
Others called out Pharrell for his work with Louis Vuitton, and possible contribution to Lisa's look.
"pharrell a weirdo too cause he the one who put rosa parks on the panties!!!!!" a person wrote, while another said that the singer and designer needed to be put in "jail expeditiously."
Lisa, Pharrell, Henry Taylor, or Louis Vuitton have not responded to the backlash.
See more posts criticizing the look, below.
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