Emily Ratajkowski Reflects on the ‘Most Controversial Dress’ She's Ever Worn—Watch the Video

23.10.2022 - 00:19 / glamour.com

once called “appallingly vulgar."In a new interview with Harper's Bazaar, reflected on the "controversial” look she wore to the publication's Icons Party back in 2016. In case you've forgotten, the black cutout dress plunged all the way down to her navel, giving it the appearance of a low-rise skirt being held up by two thick straps. In fact, there's something very ‘90s about the sparkling dress that would still be on today’s red carpets. Emily Ratajkowski attends the Harper's Bazaar Icons Party at The Plaza Hotel on September 9, 2016.Following the event, Gunn called the Julien Macdonald dress “appallingly vulgar," per .

“If I saw this at a party, all I could do would be to drink. I couldn’t eat. There’s absolutely no way,” he said during an appearance on Fashion Police at the time.

“This dress is so appallingly vulgar and revealing. Why wear anything? Why not just take it all off?”Six years later, Ratajkowski stands by her daring ensemble. “I still think I look great,” Ratajkowski told , regarding the backlash. “[It's] probably the most controversial dress I've ever worn," Ratajkowski explained without mentioning Gunn by name.

"Somebody called it 'extremely vulgar' and it became this huge controversy on the internet. I was in my 20s and just, like, hadn't registered that it was so sexy, because there is a panel in the middle, but it looks like there isn't."She continued, “I was basically called out for wanting attention, which I think is interesting because you go to red carpets for attention, basically.”This content can also be viewed on the site it from.Emily Ratajkowski is no stranger to criticism—especially for what men consider attention-seeking behavior. It only serves to fuel her .