Blinking, you may have missed it. By the way, you may have missed it even if you squint. But while Dokiy had the most controversial beauty look of the 2025 Met Gala, I don’t think that’s necessarily a bad thing.
The rapper has been stylish as expected with head-to-toe Louis Vuitton menswear. Staying closely on the theme of “Superfine: Tailing aling Black Style,” she wore a short suit in a white LV monogram that attracted praise from netizens and critics. At this point, we all hope to change the look that shows off the artistry she brings to her music. What was not expected, however, was the prosthetic lv logo on her cheek, made to make her look literally branded by a fashion house.
Hip hop fashion is known for its dedication to high-end labels and for its unpopular display of logos. This aesthetic, harem designers are the pioneer Dapperdan In the 80s and 90s, we initially faced a share of criticism (as black people began tend to do it in the face of white social preferences and norms). Since then, the world has embraced it as an expression of artistry and luxury inherent in Black American style, and it has been fully exhibited in the dokiy fashion and beauty choices.
For me, the brand’s cheeks remind me of the iconic moments of hip hop: Cover Shooting of Lil’kim Interview November 1999 issue of the magazine By David Lachappelle. The rapper was wearing a Nary, but was wearing a leather cap from a Louis Vuitton stamp. The brand’s logo was printed all over her nude body. At first, Dokiy’s Met Gala was a great nod to her femme predecessor, considering its legacy and the continued relationship between high fashion and hip hop. But then I said, “Wait a minute… a brand? For black women? This will definitely talk to people. ”
And it did – some saw the brand in a more ominous light than I did in the beginning. Thread User @freddyourlove We raised some concerns about the appearance. “Love Door Chie… I am absolutely not interested in this European logo “branded” on her skin for an evening celebrating the labor and ingenuity of black culture and black men,” they write. “I haven’t read it as destructive from here.”
However, some people had a different interpretation. “I thought it was a comment about a large brand that steals ideas from black creators and brands them as their own…safe double entender”, users @greywater I made a comment. “For me, even the dark skin I have is designer/affordable. I read it as if it was made by an internationally known brand. You can’t afford to be me. @xubsdraws Added.
