Why is fashion designer Andre Soriano so controversial? Joy Villa wore the Filipino immigrant’s Make America Great Again gown at the Grammys – and he was just issued a court order …
Soriano worked with stars such as Rihanna, Miley Cyrus and Carly Rae Jepsen on the 2013 reality TV fashion-design contest series Styled to Rock – and he made waves with his pro-Donald Trump dresses
The Filipino-American designer told the media that the woman had been pleasant initially, but grew agitated on seeing the pro-Trump posters and dresses designed by Soriano at his boutique. She then reportedly hid herself in a bush – before crying and calling the police. An officer later escorted her away.
“As an American citizen, as a First Amendment in our great nation, you can express yourself by putting your signs in your home and expressing who you are as an individual, whether it’s religion, whether it’s politics or anything that you feel, without harming anyone,” he told the Daily Mail. “That’s just the freedom of artistic expression and being free in America, and nowadays, you can’t even express that.”
Here’s everything you need to know about the pro-Maga designer, who’s worked with celebrities such as Rihanna and Miley Cyrus.
Andre Soriano’s family emigrated from the Philippines
