Since last weekend the actress Florence Pugh, who has starred in Little Women and Black Widow, has racked up 2.2 million likes on Instagram and sparked a fierce public debate — and all for wearing a pink dress.
The source of contention? A flowing tulle Valentino couture gown that put Pugh’s nipples firmly in the spotlight. One semi-transparent dress has cemented her status as poster girl for a generation of young women who shout down their critics when their older sisters would have been shamed into silence.
Pugh, 26, posted the outfit on her Instagram account with the phrase: “Technically they’re covered?” Breasts remain a taboo issue online: with Rihanna and Miley Cyrus as spokeswomen, Free the Nipple has been a cause for years,
