Florence Pugh: People fear women who have sheer nerve

When it comes to fashion, Florence Pugh, unofficial ambassador for the #FreeTheNipple movement, has wholeheartedly embraced the less is more mantra.

Now the Oppenheimer star, who is no stranger to criticism of her sartorial choices, has responded to her critics by stating that people are afraid of women who feel “comfortable and happy” in their own skin.

Pugh, a champion of “body positivity” — the movement that advocates self-acceptance and the rejection of unattainable beauty standards — has been crowned the latest winner of Elle’s “style icon” award.

“I speak the way I do about my body because I’m not trying to hide the cellulite on my thigh or the squidge in between my arm and my boob: I would much rather lay it