Courage of celebrities called into question as key fashion event passes devoid of political statement
Attenders wore dramatic dresses made of sand or tens of thousands of crystals, had teams of helpers lug heavy trains and wore suits. Yet any sartorial statement about what was happening beyond the red carpet was absent. The nearby chants of protesters did nothing to pierce the vacuum.
With thousands of cameras trained on them, and billions of people watching via social media, red carpets offer a chance to make statements. In 2018, actors wore black at the Golden Globes as the #MeToo movement gained momentum. Ditto at the. At the Screen Actors Guild awards in 2022, actors including Michael Douglas and Greta Lee wore blue and yellow in support of Ukraine.Other recent high-profile red carpets have seen at least some political dressing relating to Gaza.
La Manna speculates that high-profile people may have “checked out”, at least from public statements, having seen the “industry-wide outrage” unfold after even “an incredibly reasonable political statement, sayStyle, with substance: what's really trending this week, a roundup of the best fashion journalism and your wardrobe dilemmas solvedBut in the social media age, a completely apolitical event feels out of touch.
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