Artist Who Wore Grammy Trump Dress Sees Incredible Jump in Music Sales Immediately
Artist Joy Villa made a huge splash at the Grammys on Sunday when she showed up on the red carpet wearing a “Make America Great Again” dress. As expected the backlash was swift and ugly.
Villa’s designer, Filipino-American Andre Soriano said he’s a “proud American” who loves his country and the opportunity it has afforded immigrants like himself. He told The Hollywood Reporter that the gown was a message of positivity.
“It’s more so about love,” he said of the red, white and blue gown. “We all live on this planet. I’ve never been in the political area. However, it’s just so crazy that people are getting beat up because they voted for Trump, or this and that, someone wants to bomb the White House….I am an American, I moved here from the Philippines and I highly believed in the trueness of what this country can bring. It’s about bringing people together, that’s the message.”
Trump Derangement Syndrome’s biggest side-effect is blindness, so it may be hard for many hysterical Americans suffering from the terrible disease to accept that many, many immigrants and minorities in this country voted for President Trump and actually support his various platforms. Soriano and Villa may have been trying to to kick up some controversy for a little red carpet attention (it’s her “thing”; last year’s dress was basically orange construction netting), they do both…