Overview

• On July 29, designer Miguel Adrover declined to create a look for Rosalía, citing her failure to publicly support Palestine and declaring that “silence is complicity.”
• Adrover, a 2018 National Fashion Design Award recipient, argues that celebrities with large platforms bear a moral obligation to speak out against human rights abuses.
• After days without comment, Rosalía issued her first public statement on July 30 condemning the violence in Palestine and expressing sorrow over innocent casualties.
• Rosalía emphasized that not aligning with external expectations does not mean indifference and called for criticism to focus on those in power rather than peer shaming.
• The incident has reignited discussions about the ethical responsibilities of public figures and the role of fashion collaborations in political activism.