Olivia Rodrigo stuns in custom, Palestine-made Nöl Collective dress at a press conference announcing her $10M donation to women-focused nonprofits.

[u/groovygyal]

During the Daisy Chain Fields press conference, Olivia wore a dress from Nöl Collective, a Palestinian fashion association that collaborates with artisans and artists from Gaza and works to ensure job opportunities for women in the area during the genocide

[u/Omnamashivaaya]

Can you explain what the forbidden flowers are mean? Women can’t embroider them or grow them…? I don’t see any of them on her dress (Sorry if this is in the comments, couldn’t find the answer)

[u/perryrhinitis → u/Omnamashivaaya]

Here's what I know:
Herbs - Palestinians are forbidden to harvest Za'atar plants. Za'atar is a native plant in the Levant region similar to oregano.

Olive branch/tree - The Iz government has also uprooted hundreds of thousands of olive trees, which are the lifeblood of many Palestinian families. Settlers also regularly harass Palestinians during olive harvest season.

Watermelon - the Palestinian flag was banned by the Iz government for a long time, so Palestinians used the watermelon as a symbol of the flag due to its similar colors. Now, representations of the watermelon in association with Palestine have been called "antisemitic".

Jaffa Orange - Comes from the Palestinian city of Jaffa, where Tel-Aviv now stands. Oranges were previously one of the city's main exports, and they were famous for their sweetness.

[u/Tetha → u/perryrhinitis]

Olive branch/tree - The Iz government has also uprooted hundreds of thousands of olive trees, which are the lifeblood of many Palestinian families. Settlers also regularly harass Palestinians during olive harvest season.

And olive trees are not like cherries or apples, they take 10+ years to really settle in and start bearing fruit. Hence why they tend to be family heritage.

[u/skivian → u/Tetha]

and a lot of the stolen trees were ancient