Florence Pugh Slams ‘Vulgar’ Men on Instagram: ‘Why Are You So Scared of Breasts?’

Florence Pugh has a message to men who were offended by her showstopping see-through Valentino gown.

On July 8, the Midsommar star took Barbiecore to the next level when she wore a completely sheer hot pink Valentino tulle gown to the designer’s Haute Couture Fall/Winter 2022/2023 fashion show in Rome, Italy. Though Pugh looked absolutely stunning in the edgy ensemble, the actor says that many of the responses to her first Instagram post of the look were destructive and “vulgar.”

“Why are you so scared of breasts? Small? Large? Left? Right? Only one? Maybe none? What. Is. So. Terrifying,” Pugh asked men in a lengthy follow-up Instagram post shared on July 10. 

“Listen, I knew when I wore that incredible Valentino dress that there was no way there wouldn’t be a commentary on it,” Pugh began her message alongside another series of photos from the dreamy fashion show. “Whether it be negative or positive, we all knew what we were doing. I was excited to wear it, not a wink of me was nervous. I wasn’t before, during, or even now after.” 

She continued, “What’s been interesting to watch and witness is just how easy it is for men to totally destroy a woman’s body, publicly, proudly, for everyone to see. You even do it with your job titles and work emails in your bio..?”

“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,” Pugh wrote. “So many of you wanted to aggressively let me know how disappointed you were by my ‘tiny tits’, or how I should be embarrassed by being so ‘flat-chested.’ I’ve lived in my body for a long time. I’m fully aware of my breast size and am not scared of it.”