Noa Argamani wore the right kind of dress for Time event
Hostage survivor Noa Argamani has become one of the most prominent figures in Israel and around the world in recent months, using her public platform to convey one clear message – the return of all hostages home. 27-year-old Argamani received prestigious recognition when she was included in TIME magazine's list of the 100 most influential people in the world.
On Saturday night, at the magazine's glamorous gala in New York, Argamani appeared on the red carpet in a stunning yellow maxi dress, designed by Israeli designer Eli Tala. The dress was sewn in just three days before her flight to New York, and Argamani managed to convey a powerful and important message in an elegant and dignified way. The choice of yellow is not coincidental, of course. It's the color that has become the global symbol for the struggle to return all hostages, including Argamani's partner, Avinatan Or, who has been held captive by Hamas for 569 days.
"It's my honor to be part of such significant representation and to design for you, Noa, a symbolic dress that represents the return of our hostages for 567 days now. I'm proud of you and sure that an entire country feels like me about you being chosen as one of the 100 most influential people in the world and walking the red carpet of TIME magazine," Tala wrote.
The dress, in an elegant one-shoulder design, was made of satin fabric in a soft, refined yellow shade that shimmered under the camera flashes. The dress cut was classic A-style – fitted at the top and gradually widening toward the skirt, creating a flowing and sophisticated look. The meticulous design of the draping and folds gave the dress a luxurious and unforgettable appearance.
All that aside, Argamani did the right thing to wear the kind of dress she did for this event, since many of the victims of October 7, 2023, besides being graphically raped and murdered for their ethnic backgrounds, were also slaughtered for what they wore, and for singing and dancing. This is exactly why as a supporter of right-wing politics, I will not excuse ultra-Orthodox Judaists of any sort for causing distractions over the years with sex-negative propaganda, which I feel took away attention that could've been given to Islamofascism's much worse attitudes towards sex. It goes without saying that there's even men in Israel who aren't Haredi who took advantage of such abominable behavior and used it as a shield for body-shaming, which is wrong, and only did exactly what Islamofascists are actually fine with. Even now, it's ill-advised to think that after 10.7.2023, such problems are over. If Israeli society wants to mend the damage of the past decade or so, then the Judaist religious community first and foremost must reevaluate and make clear it's unacceptable to make petty issues out of how a woman dresses, whether she sits in the front of a bus or next to a man, and whether she sings and dances. Argamani's dress at the Time event is a vital start in sending a message needed for making clear that attitudes hurtful to women do not help Judaism, Orthodox or otherwise, and that sex-negative attitudes must cease. Especially if we want to combat Islamofascism effectively. And on that note, it's vital to remember that a magazine like Time is a leftist bastion, and this event notwithstanding, they can still be very problematic in their own way.
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