When BLACKPINK star Lisa stepped onto the Met Gala red carpet for the “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style” theme, her Louis Vuitton outfit immediately sparked chatter. Fans spotted what looked like Rosa Parks’s face on her lingerie—an accusation that quickly ignited a backlash people.com+15eonline.com+15apnews.com+15.
Online debate raged. One user on X (formerly Twitter) remarked, “So Rosa Parks… is now lingerie decor?” Another added, “Why does Lisa have Rosa Parks on her panties? I’m so confused.” eonline.com. But a rep for the artist behind the pattern, Henry Taylor, clarified that the image wasn’t Rosa Parks—it was a portrait of one of his neighbors reddit.com+2people.com+2timesofindia.indiatimes.com+2.
Still, critics accused Lisa of trivializing an icon during a gala celebrating Black culture—as one Reddit commentator put it, “Blackness being used as a shock factor” reddit.com. Yet supporters pointed out that Pharrell Williams and Henry Taylor, both Black creatives, designed the piece—sparking deeper discussions about cultural sensitivity, intention, and where the line exists between bold fashion and offense
