Cardi B is explaining why she referred to the designer of her voluminous Met Gala dress as “Asian and all” rather than by name after facing backlash.
The “I Like It” rapper, who wore a giant tulle dress by Windsen’s Sengsen Lee, said she was so scared and flustered when she arrived at the New York event that she revealed in a high-profile interview Monday that He said he couldn’t remember his name. .
“First of all, when I was on the red carpet, I was so scared,” the Grammy-winning “Bodak Yellow” host said. Instagram story video. “This dress was going to go on a little podium, so I was practicing how to pose on a podium. But I wasn’t allowed to go on a podium on the carpet. So I thought in my head, I had a lot on my mind and was rushing to the front of the line.”
Cardi said she forgot how to pronounce Lee’s name “because his name is a little complicated.”
“I thought, ‘Damn,’ how do I pronounce his name? My heart was just racing,” she added. She said she “didn’t want to do anything offensive” and that she “knew the designer was Asian, but I didn’t know what nationality the designer was” so she “didn’t want to do anything offensive.” Designer,” she explained.
Cardi B, who also wore a towering black turban, also misspelled the designer’s name in an interview with Vogue magazine on Monday. The dress was so huge that at least seven handlers had to attend to the rapper, who said the dress was heavier than her and so large that it gave her headaches and nausea.
“This is a job,” she told Vogue’s Emma Chamberlain, adding: “This is a job.” You’re an amazing designer. They are Asian, all Asian. ”
Lii was born in China, has ateliers in Shanghai and Paris, and is currently based in Antwerp, Belgium. The designer is known for his clubwear aesthetic and theatrical flair, and his work has been worn by Madonna, Rihanna, Katy Perry, Blackpink, Doja Cat, FKA Twigs, Grimes, and top Chinese artists who were early supporters. Worn by actor Fan Bingbing. , according to Business of Fashion.
Former Managing Director of Vogue gilbert chia The Peranakan (of Chinese and Malay-Indonesian descent) was among those who criticized the “Hustlers” star online, writing on Instagram: Mr. Li from China. It took two months to make the gown. Personally I think it’s boring and doesn’t fit the theme, but since she chose that, I wish she would have at least remembered his name and not just that he was “Asian”. ”
Cardi B continued her attack in another Instagram Story post, praising design house Windsen, which she said she chose because of its “amazing talent.”
“You did such a great job of making this Met Gala a night to remember Seng Seng Lee,” the “WAP” and “Up” lyricist wrote. Ms. Lee reposted her own story on Wednesday and expressed her gratitude to her.
In a post to Windsen’s Instagram grid, the designer created an autograph for Cardi based on this year’s theme, “Garden of Time,” for the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute’s annual fundraiser. I wrote that I created a couture dress.
“I was inspired by the theme of fertile, vast black soil. All kinds of beautiful flowers grow in this vast black soil, which is a rich land for planting crops and flowers. A single black rose grows in this vast black soil. “I’m doing it,” Lee said. “There are about 3,000 meters of organdy used throughout the dress. It symbolizes the vast land.”
Comments on Cardi B took hold in the comments section of Lee’s post, but some turned the debacle into useful PR.
“Why did you dress this bozo, she didn’t even know who you were!!!!!!” one user wrote in the comments section.
“And not knowing your name is insane,” another wrote.
“Her mistake turned out to be a blessing in disguise. Look how many people now know your name!!! Beacons of hope… Be a beacon of hope!!! ” wrote the third.
“The fact that she forgot, honestly, probably got more attention than if she had said the name first. Angry comments drive views, visits, and engagement.” .She knew what she was doing,” another user added.