Lisa from BLACKPINK (also now slaying in The White Lotus, because sure, why not be good at everything) pulled up to the 2025 Met Gala looking like a walking museum exhibit — and not in a bad way. She rocked a Louis Vuitton ensemble that had the Internet CSI team zooming, screenshotting, and yelling “IS THAT ROSA PARKS ON HER HEMLINE?”
Spoiler alert: it was not.
Yes, some fans genuinely thought Lisa had the legendary Civil Rights icon’s face printed across the bottom of her dress like a high-fashion history book. And while that would be bold, brave, and probably spark a full academic panel on CNN, it turns out everyone was… hilariously wrong.
Plot twist: the mystery face on the dress? Some guy Henry Taylor knows. That’s it. That’s the tweet.
Henry Taylor — the artist behind the piece and, apparently, the world’s chillest neighbor-painter — worked with Pharrell (a.k.a. Mr. Happy Hat turned Louis Vuitton mastermind) to design the piece. And according to his rep, the face isn’t Rosa Parks, MLK, Beyoncé, or your great aunt Sheila.
“The figure featured in Lisa’s Louis Vuitton look is not Rosa Parks, but one of Henry’s neighbors,” the rep told IconicHIpster.com, probably while sipping a latte and watching us all spiral on X (formerly known as Twitter).
Apparently, Taylor just dips into his personal photo album of “cool people I know,” slaps their faces on high-fashion garments, and calls it a day. Family, friends, neighbors — no one is safe. You could end up on Zendaya’s sleeve and not even know it.
So next time you see a Louis Vuitton dress that looks like it belongs in the Smithsonian, just remember: it’s not a historical figure — it’s Steve from apartment 3B.
Would you wear your neighbor’s face to the Met Gala?
