Influencer was expelled from college in 2009, at age 20; at the time, she was wearing the piece she had bought for R$50 at a sale; case became famous throughout the country
16 years ago, a pink dress completely changed the fate of the now 36-year-old, and left a mark in the country’s memory. The case happened in 2008, at a university in (SP), and began with an episode of prejudice. What began as a situation of hostility ended up becoming a milestone in the debate on sexism. To celebrate this positive change in life, the influencer took the piece out of her wardrobe to do a special photoshoot. Check it out:
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For the influencer, the piece has a positive meaning: “It’s my personal reliquary. It became known for something negative, but today it represents victory and transformation”, she said. She also revealed that, once a year, she opens the safe to “let the dress breathe”. “This dress is part of my story. It reminds me of every challenge and how much I’ve grown since then. Keeping it is a way of honoring everything I’ve experienced,” he said.
Geisy also said that the 18th birthday celebration will be in style, in Las Vegas, where she plans to do an even more striking and provocative shoot, celebrating the “coming of age” of this symbol that transformed her life and influenced the way Brazil sees women’s freedom.
Understand the case
Geisy Arruda was expelled from college in 2009, at age 20. At the time, she wore a pink dress that she had bought for R$50 at a sale. The clothes, seen by some students as too short, generated a strong negative reaction. Geisy ended up being offended, surrounded by colleagues and had to be removed from the campus with the help of the police. Videos recorded by cell phones soon circulated on the internet, making the case widely known.
