RITA ORA- an example of all that is wrong with the world

I can’t work out Taylor Swift’s huge popularity, don’t think she’s an Albanian or a refugee though, is she?

I've managed to reach the age of 60 without having the faintest idea who Rita Ora is (I thought it was a soft drink), so she/he/it doesn't annoy me at all. Perhaps what's wrong with the world is the kinds of publications/web sites you're reading that are making you aware of whatever it is she/he/it is doing.

Here we go again with the inference that women can't just want to wear something the poster disapproves of, but that they must 'feel the need' to, because no woman is able to just like whatever outfit it is and decide to put it on.

I’m appalled that so many people (women) here are applauding her confidence to walk around practically naked and essentially begging for attention from everyone. Is this how far society has sunk? You don’t feel that you’ve swallowed just a little of the misogynistic kool aid?!
Yeah, she’s so empowering 🙄
She (and the other pick meeees) are genuinely so vibrant, creative, talented and driven and I wish them well with their quests for money and fame, but jeez - have a little class?

The OP is giving me definite Clarkson vibes... 😬

I was referring to other posters who were saying she was a refugee so any criticism of her must be related to that. Maybe save your FFS for them?

It is the baring all trend that I don't understand. Women are meant to have come so far so why do they feel the need to expose themselves? It's bizarre!

I have always liked Rita Ora, but she looks uncomfortable, when she was pictured covering her nipples, if you are prepared to expose your body, do it, but should be 100% comfortable if it’s your choice.

Her met outfits were so bad, cheap looking and did nothing for her. I think she's really been into exercising and all that stuff and wanted to show off, but she just doesn't have a curvy body, no waist and it all looked ridiculous, in my opinion.

I went off her when she organised a birthday party during lockdown and brazenly strutted into the venue (which shouldn’t even have been open) with all her C list mates. So entitled!!

I want to be married to Taika 'Owsyerfather and go out in a bead curtain (that, as Kathy Burke said on X earlier, keeps the flies out your back door) and go to a gala or whatever it is. Assuming there's drinks etc. So yeah, she's done all that, who cares?

YANBU but frankly I’m not surprised that the majority of MN have voted YABU. It’s a sign of the times. People are becoming more and more vain and attention seeking. Forever posting pictures on SM and ‘stories’ on Instagram etc. The celebs seem out to get the maximum shock factor so that they are featured in the papers, even if it is for all the wrong reasons. Society is on a downward trend.

She was born in Kosovo.

I feel like an old-fashioned fuddyduddy but she looks like she's wearing a shower curtain with a pair of American tan tights underneath. She has got a fabulous figure though and must have heaps of confidence to go out wearing barely nothing.

I hope the poster upthread is right, and once the cameras are off, everyone gets changed into their PJ's and eats chips.

yes there is an emoji for eyerolls. Maybe you just annoyed people as much as Rita annoys you! …. I’m joking! Ish

If I was looking for a starting point as to all that’s wrong in the world today … she wouldn’t spring to mind.

Cher in the first-ever naked dress at the Met Gala, 1974. Time magazine put her on the cover: "Time reserved its covers for world leaders or someone who invented something important, like a vaccine. Then there was Cher on the cover in that incredible piece of clothing, and newsstands sold out of it almost immediately. Some cities even banned it from being sold."

Fifty years! She and designer Bob Mackie started some trend there.

It’s a shame that these celebs that know they have young girls looking up to them dress like this . It’s putting unrealistic expectations on young girls that will lead to image issues later in life . Encouraging that type of image is the wrong message to portray .

When I was at that influential ( think that’s spelt wrong ?! ) age it was all skinny girls and low cut jeans . Totally flat bellies . I’m almost 40 now and still feel like I can’t wear anything that’s tight without feeling conscious of my stomach . I’m not “fat” but I don’t have an ironing board stomach . I know I look fine but still I worry about summer and shop for things that hide my belly instead of things that are comfortable and I think that comes from growing up with the idea that a flat belly is perfect and nothing else is .

She looks a mess, but, apparantly, her partner has a lot of say in what she wears.🤷‍♀️

Thanks for this. There were some magnificent outfits this year - one of the better Mets! I clicked through to the Grauniad's Met-rospective, as well, and thoroughly enjoyed that.

@Gettingbysomehow, they only wear the red carpet outfits for about half an hour. They change clothes at least twice, often more. I don't think they allow cameras in the actual party bit (someone will know)? I like to think of them all chortling with relief as they snarf designer food in their pyjamas 😆

Months of work by armies of seamstresses & embellishers, hundreds of thousands of dollars per outfit, for less than an hour in the spotlight. It's a weird old world.

With your pathetic judgment of what women wear and frankly baffling amount of anger over a fairly innocuous famous person, it comes as no surprise that you frequent the Daily Mail website 😆 I’d say it’s a much better example of what’s wrong with the world, personally!

I quite like her but thought she looked tacky and awful at the Met Ball but then so did so many other women there.

It looked more like a strippers convention than a ball. Why do so many women feel the need to have almost all their body on show? Why not just go naked?

The men never seem to see the need to have their bums or whatever on view.

The smartest dressed there was Lewis Hamilton

Perhaps it is a generation thing but who the heck is Rita Ora and should I care for not knowing?

It's a bit word salady, but it's exactly what "It looks too much like they both massively uphold and serve the Hollywood patriarchy" when discussing their clothes, and "outfit choices appeared to in a depressing way endorse the entertainment business patriarchy endorse" and all that mean: that women's clothing choices are part of the problem.

Don't complain that I read what you wrote. If you don't like it, reconsider your thinking rather than complaining that I noticed it. There's a problem about a power imbalance and Ora isn't responsible for it because she wore a dress.