ar key ▁says ▁that ▁" V ill an elle ▁dec ides ▁to ▁wear ▁the ▁fro thy ▁t ulle ▁dress ▁as ▁a ▁middle ▁finger ▁to ▁her ▁b oss es . ▁If ▁they ▁want ▁her ▁to ▁act ▁like ▁a ▁young ▁girl , ▁why ▁not ▁dress ▁like ▁one ? ", ▁and ▁N gu yen ▁mentions ▁that ▁she ' s ▁" al most ▁like ▁a ▁little ▁girl ▁who ▁is ▁playing ▁dress - up , ▁and ▁her ▁manner ▁at ▁the ▁session ▁is ▁mock ing ▁and ▁play ful ". ▁ ▁The ▁dress ▁has ▁been ▁described ▁as ▁a ▁sub vers ive ▁choice ▁outside ▁of ▁the ▁specific ▁context , ▁too . ▁Ch lo e ▁F ouss ian es ▁of ▁Town ▁& ▁Country ▁says ▁that ▁it ▁is ▁sub vers ive ▁in ▁how ▁" it ▁channels ▁Vill an elle ▁so ▁well : ▁fl am boy ant , ▁un ap olog et ically ▁femin ine , ▁and ▁utter ly ▁un con c ern ed ▁with ▁s que ez ing ▁into ▁society ' s ▁rig id ▁boundaries ". ▁In ▁a ▁slightly ▁different ▁assess ment , ▁Son ia ▁Sar ai ya ▁of ▁Van ity ▁Fair ▁bel ieves ▁that ▁it ▁is ▁sub vers ive ▁because ▁of ▁how ▁it ▁contrast s ▁the ▁femin ine ▁with ▁the ▁mascul ine , ▁as ▁"[ the ▁dress ▁is ] ▁pa ired , ▁reb elli ously , ▁with ▁punk y ▁Bal enci aga ▁bo ots ". ▁Y ot ka ▁agre es ▁that ▁the ▁bo ots ▁were ▁a ▁good ▁contrast , ▁and ▁also ▁writes ▁that ▁the ▁dress ▁is ▁a ▁deliber ate ▁statement , ▁saying