how Florence Pugh's sheer Valentino gown provoked a discussion about misogyny and women's bodies

  • Written by: Harriette Richards, Lecturer, Fashion Enterprise, RMIT University
how Florence Pugh's sheer Valentino gown provoked a discussion about misogyny and women's bodiesVittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images

Last Friday, actor Florence Pugh attended the Fall/Winter 2022 Valentino couture show in Rome. She wore a frothy pink gown that, being sheer, exposed her breasts. Posting photos of herself on Instagram looking radiant at the show, Pugh cheekily claimed of her nipples: “Technically they’re...

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