{"id":24892,"date":"2025-07-27T01:49:10","date_gmt":"2025-07-27T01:49:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/24892\/"},"modified":"2025-07-27T01:49:10","modified_gmt":"2025-07-27T01:49:10","slug":"asap-rocky-addresses-the-red-heels-jokes-on-social-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/24892\/","title":{"rendered":"ASAP Rocky Addresses The “Red Heels” Jokes On Social Media"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

ASAP Rocky<\/a> sparked a viral frenzy this week after sharing photos of himself wearing red patent leather Mary Jane shoes, drawing comparisons to Dorothy\u2019s iconic slippers from The Wizard of Oz. <\/p>\n

AllHipHop<\/a> reports that the Harlem-born rapper posted the images to Instagram on July 24, captioning them \u201cSLIDIN IN PARIS.\u201d The photo set immediately ignited social media chatter, with fans ridiculing his footwear and questioning the status of his long-delayed album Don\u2019t Be Dumb.<\/p>\n

Online users quickly turned Rocky\u2019s fashion statement into meme fodder. One quipped, \u201cBlood bouta tap his shoes twice and teleport to Compton.\u201d Another added, \u201cNot him wearing the Dorothy 3s.\u201d <\/p>\n

A third took aim at his music hiatus, writing, \u201cASAP Rocky on his 8th rollout attempt this year and we only 7 months in. Bro please just go away and take care of Rihanna<\/a>\u2019s kids.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rather than respond defensively, Rocky embraced the backlash<\/a>. Hours later, he posted a zoomed-in image of the now-infamous shoes, captioned \u201cWIZARD OF AWGE,\u201d referencing his creative collective, AWGE. The post signaled Rocky\u2019s ability to reclaim public mockery and spin it into a playful brand moment.<\/p>\n

ASAP Rocky\u2019s Wizard of AWGE<\/p>\n

The shoes in question are part of a limited-edition AWGE x Christian Louboutin collaboration. The red version follows a black prototype that debuted at Rocky\u2019s AWGE fashion show in Paris this June. He previously wore the black pair to Anna Wintour\u2019s Pre-Met Gala Dinner, continuing his pattern of subverting menswear conventions.<\/p>\n

Known for his eclectic and gender-fluid fashion sense, Rocky has long incorporated elements traditionally coded as feminine. He often wears skirts, kilts, pearls, and oversized bags\u2014choices that challenge traditional norms in hip-hop style. <\/p>\n

In a May 2025 Vogue podcast appearance, he explained his fashion ethos, saying, \u201cI don\u2019t know who drew the line between femininity and masculinity \u2014 but I don\u2019t see any barriers for me.\u201d <\/p>\n

He also admitted to borrowing clothes from Rihanna\u2019s wardrobe, adding, \u201cShe has pieces she don\u2019t even know I took.\u201d<\/p>\n

Despite the ongoing delay of Don\u2019t Be Dumb, Rocky remains a central figure in the fashion world. His response to the online backlash reinforces his reputation for turning controversy into commentary. <\/p>\n

While fans await new music, his influence continues to ripple across fashion circles, where boldness is currency\u2014and ridicule rarely deters him.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ASAP Rocky sparked a viral frenzy this week after sharing photos of himself wearing red patent leather Mary…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":24893,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[24474,64,63,24475,24476,134,344,136,44,24477,24478,24479],"class_list":["post-24892","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-music","tag-asap-rocky","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-awge","tag-dorothy","tag-entertainment","tag-movies","tag-music","tag-news","tag-red-heels","tag-wizard-of-awge","tag-wizard-of-oz"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24892","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24892"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24892\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24893"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24892"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24892"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24892"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}