By Daily Mail (U.S.) | Created at 2024-10-28 04:30:11 | Updated at 2024-10-28 07:24:09
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Infamous pro-MAGA fashion designer Andre Soriano is fighting with a local woman who called the police on his boutique for hanging pro-Donald Trump signs in front of the shop.
Soriano has designed shocking, MAGA-friendly couture for signer-songwriters Joy Villa and Ricky Rebel at the Grammy Awards.
He was even an alternate delegate to the 2024 Republican National Convention in Milwaukee and designed some looks for the attendees.
Now, he's receiving legal notice from the town of Occoquan, Virginia that he must get rid of all of the signs - and one of his pro-Trump dresses - in front of his business supporting Trump and even suspending him from residence in his home, calling it a 'flag war.'
'The reason I put my Trump dress outside is, so I don't have to encounter [this],' Soriano - who says he has been blacklisted from Hollywood after previously having worked with Miley Cyrus and Courtney Love - told Fox News Digital.
Infamous pro-MAGA fashion designer Andre Soriano is fighting with a local woman who called the police on his boutique for hanging pro-Donald Trump signs in front of the shop
The woman was initially pleasant but became angry and irrational towards Soriano over the pro-Trump signage, which has hung in front of his store for years.
She eventually hid in a bush before she started crying in the middle of the street before calling the police and had to be removed by an officer.
Soriano, who lives with friend and political activist Audra Johnson above the store, says he's just expressing his rights.
'As an American citizen, as a First Amendment in our great nation, you can express yourself by putting your signs in your home and expressing who you are as an individual, whether it's religion, whether it's politics or anything that you feel, without harming anyone,' hesaid.
'That's just the freedom of artistic expression and being free in America, and nowadays, you can't even express that.'
Now, Soriano and Johnson are suspended from their homes after the city asked them to remove the signs.
'We follow rules. We don't disrespect anyone,' said Soriano, who points out that America is 'the land of the free, not the land of what people think.'
'I'm an American designer. I am free to express and create whatever I want. I love America'
Soriano has designed shocking, MAGA-friendly couture for signer-songwriters Joy Villa (pictured) and Ricky Rebel at the Grammy Awards
Villa's bedazzled open-back dress was first covered by a flowing white gown, but she then unveiled the statement-making dress underneath
'We're just trying our hardest to not get fines we can't pay,' added Johnson.
Soriano said that this is another example of how the world has shunned he and Johnson for their views.
'There are a lot of celebrities in Hollywood that are very divisive, and they didn't really like President Trump,' Soriano said.
It dates back to the 2017 Grammys, when Singer Joy Villa arrived on the red carpet in a form-fitting dress, with Trump's 'Make America Great Again' slogan written down the front.
The red, white and blue gown also had the president's last name scrawled across the train.
Villa's bedazzled open-back dress was first covered by a flowing white gown, but she then unveiled the statement-making dress underneath.
The singer's 'pro-Trump' dress was made by Soriano, according to Villa who also tweeted at Trump letting him know she wore the gown.
Villa responded to the critics on Instagram: 'Sometimes you just gotta be free to express yourself.
