• To take a stand against sexual misconduct in Hollywood, celebrities wore black to the Golden Globes over the weekend to show their solidarity with survivors as a part of the Time's Up initiative.
• Just three women wore color: Hollywood Foreign Press Association president Meher Tatna, model Barbra Meier, and actress Blanca Blanco. Amid criticism, each woman defended her choice.
• Tatna told E! that her wardrobe choice was "a cultural thing."
• Blanco responded to people who shamed her outfit on Twitter. "Shaming is part of the problem," she tweeted.
• Meier spoke out on Instagram, "If we now restrict this because some men can't control themselves, this is a huge step back in my opinion."

To take a stand against sexual misconduct in Hollywood, celebrities wore black to the Golden Globes over the weekend to show their solidarity with survivors as a part of the Time's Up initiative. But amid the fashion blackout, three women wore color: Hollywood Foreign Press Association president Meher Tatna, model Barbra Meier, and actor Blanca Blanco.

Each woman's outfit choice had personal, significant meaning. Here's what each of them said about their dresses.

Meher Tatna said her outfit had cultural significance. 

Tatna, who was born in Mumbai, India, explained to E! that her decision to wear red had cultural significance. 

"My mom and I planned this together a couple of months ago, it is a cultural thing," Tatna explained. "When you have a celebration, you don't wear black. So she would be appalled if I were to [have] worn black. And so this is for my mom."

Tatna also said that she wore a Time's Up pin in support of the movement.

"I do have my Time's Up button, so [I'm] standing in solidarity with all these other women," she said. "The HFPA is 60% women, we'll have our stories. We are also journalists, so anybody who expresses themselves, especially on this topic, we are in solidarity with."

CNN's Vice President of Programming S. Mitra Kalita defended Tatna's outfit on Twitter.

Blanca Blanco defended her outfit on Twitter after she was shamed for wearing a red dress with cutouts.

"I love red," Blanco said in a statement to Refinery29. "Wearing red does not means I am against [the Time's Up] movement."

"I applaud and stand by the courageous actresses that continue to brake [sic] the circle of abuse through their actions and their style choice. It is one of many factors leading women to a safer place because of their status in the acting world. I am excited about the Time's Up movement because true change is long overdue," she continued.

But Blanco faced sharp criticism on Twitter, where people not only judged the shade of her dress but also its style. 

Blanco said that shaming her is counterproductive. 

"The issue is bigger than my dress color #TIMESUP," she wrote.

Model Barbara Meier penned a touching Instagram post before hitting the red carpet.

"A lot of women will wear black tonight to support the Time Up movement! I think this is a great and extremely important initiative!" she began. "Nevertheless, I decided to wear a colorful dress tonight."

The model said that she sees fashion as a form of self-expression.

"If we want this to be the Golden Globes of the strong women who stand up for their rights, I think, it's the wrong way not to wear any sexy clothes anymore or let people take away our joy of showing our personality through fashion," she continued.

To Meier, fashion is a form of protest.

"We were fighting a long time for the freedom to wear what we want to and that it is also OK, to dress up a little more sexy. If we now restrict this, because some men can't control themselves, this is a huge step back in my opinion," Meier wrote.

Representatives for Time's Up didn't immediately respond to INSIDER's request for comment.

Here's Meier's full caption in English:

"A lot of women will wear black tonight to support the time‘s up movement!
I think this is a great and extremely important initiative!
Nevertheless I decided to wear a colorful dress tonight. If we want this to be the Golden globes of the strong women who stand up for their rights, I think, it's the wrong way not to wear any sexy clothes anymore or let people take away our joy of showing our personality through fashion.

We were fighting a long time for the freedom to wear what we want to and that it is also ok, to dress up a little more sexy.
If we now restrict this, because some men can't control themselves, this is a huge step back in my opinion.

We should not have to wear black to be taken serious. 
US women should shine, be colorful and sparkle. 
Just like it is our nature.
In my opinion this symbolizes our freedom and our new strength.

But to make clear:
A lot of bad things happened and should never happen again!!!"

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