Controversial Outfits Celebrities Have Worn to the Met Gala

Madonna defended the all-black ensemble she wore to the 2016 Met Gala, which some folks thought was too revealing.

Her Givenchy ensemble included a black bodysuit that exposed her chest and bottom worn beneath a lace overlay. She additionally wore leather-based thigh-high boots, a bejeweled headband, and layered necklaces.

After the occasion, Madonna addressed some of the criticism she noticed on social media surrounding her outfit, and described her look as a “political assertion.”

“We’ve fought and proceed to struggle for civil rights and homosexual rights all over the world,” she wrote on Instagram. “In the case of Girls’s rights we’re nonetheless in the dead of night ages. My gown on the Met Ball was a political assertion in addition to a vogue assertion.”

“The truth that folks really imagine a lady is just not allowed to precise her sexuality and be adventurous previous a sure age is proof that we nonetheless dwell in an age-ist and sexist society,” she continued. “I’ve by no means thought in a restricted approach and I am not going to begin.”

She concluded the submit by saying: “When you’ve got an issue with the way in which I gown it’s merely a mirrored image of your prejudice. I am not afraid to pave the way in which for all the women behind me‼️ As Nina Simone as soon as mentioned, the definition of freedom is being fearless. I stay Unapologetic and a Insurgent ❤️ on this life and all of the others. Be a part of my struggle for Gender. Equality! 🙏🏻”