Florence Pugh hits out at critics who were 'offended' by her nipples in sheer dress

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Vogue.“It’s very important that we do this.”She continued: “I know that some people might scoff at me saying that, but if a dress with my breasts peeking through is encouraging people to say, ‘Well, if you were to get raped, you would deserve it,’ it just shows me that there’s so much more work to do.”It is not the first time Florence addressed the backlash her dress caused, having previously taken to Instagram, to fire back at her critics, after sporting the nipple-baring dress at the Valentino Haute Couture show in Rome back in July 2022.The Lady Macbeth star shared a series of pictures of the hot pink dress, which featured a floor-length tulle skirt.In two of the photos, Florence could be seen posing on stairs while the sun set behind her, before a third picture showed her covering her nipples with her index fingers.In a lengthy caption, the movie star lashed out at critics critiquing the size of her cleavage as she assured “not a wink of me was nervous” to wear the dress.She began: “Listen, I knew when I wore that incredible Valentino dress that there was no way there wouldn’t be a commentary on it.“Whether it be negative or positive, we all knew what we were doing.”Florence went on to criticise the “vulgar” men who made remarks about her body, which she had learned to accept over the years.She added: “It isn’t the first time and certainly won’t be the last time a woman will hear what’s wrong with her body by a crowd of strangers, what’s worrying is just how vulgar some of you men can be.“Thankfully, I’ve come to terms with the intricacies of my body that make me, me.

I’m happy with all of the ‘flaws’ that I couldn’t bear to look at when I was 14.”Florence concluded her statement by calling on her followers to.