Beauty Gonzalez drew oohs and aahs at the GMA Ball last July 22 wearing a nude corseted gown as accented by what she described as "centuries old gold neck piece and earrings" which were actually "excavated eye and mouth covers from distant places like Butuan and Surigao.” 

According to Beauty, she collected these through the years and had them reworked by Requiza Fine Jewelry.

Not everyone's impressed. 

Noted art critic and curator Marian Pastor Roces took to social media to castigate the actress, calling her a “fashion victim.” 

In her post, Marian said, "Someone tell this woman that the orifice covers she is paying 'homage' to are grave robber stuff. Because if these were legally excavated, the pieces would belong to the National Museum or the Bangko Sentral.

"Or: if the pieces were excavated decades ago and therefore privately owned by sensible collectors before current restrictions, the question still remains: why death masks as necklace? 

"Sure, the owners have been dead for a thousand years. BUT. This fashion victim is wearing mouth and eye covers: around 10 of them. Which is to say that the necklace was fashioned from excavations of many individuals. That is an astounding number of desecrated graves! 

"How on earth is this an homage, exhibiting impunity and crassness? Wearing archaeological gold death pieces, flaunting excess, is odious. 

"Ignorance (blended with arrogance) can't possibly be fashionable. GMA: shame on you."

We caught up with Beauty recently and asked why she didn’t issue a reaction relating to the curator’s comment.

The actress simply smiled and said, “Well, it’s better that I didn’t talk coz it’s going to be an unending conversation.”

“I respect what she believes, I respect also what I believe, and I only wish world peace,” she added.

Is she still eager to wear those after all that was said and done?

Beauty retorted, “Yes, definitely! You should watch out for more!”