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With an unabashed sexual predator in the White House, amid the social upheaval of #MeToo, full-coverage clothing became a kind of armor, worn in comfort, indifferent to the male gaze and traditional notions of sex appeal.

“It’s very uncommon for a film to not have a male gaze.”

Instead, given the sculptural tradition of heroic men posed against a pedestal, and as a flip of the male gaze, she wanted “Strut” to re-examine men’s bodies and their positions of power.

It had no male gaze involved in it.

While the brand has made efforts for diversity, inclusion and body positivity, Teen Vogue associate editor Aiyana Ishmael wrote, "It is true that women were center stage in this show, though they always have been. Removing male performers helped alleviate the male gaze, and any event that does result in women feeling good about themselves is largely a net positive. But just because we speak the words doesn’t usher in the action."