Mary Beth Barone was going for impact when she stepped onstage at the live taping of her new Netflix comedy special, Galaxy Brain, in March. In a nod to the 35-year-old comedian’s star sign, designer Jackson Wiederhoeft even added a Gemini constellation to the bodice. “Girls, we’re always talking about reproductive rights and political activism and how’s your family,” she says in Thought Provoking , the comedy special she released on YouTube in 2024. The earliest version of the set dates back to 2024, shortly after Barone released Thought Provoking. In early July, Barone posts several photos of herself with the bag over her shoulder: Dior-bag socialism, in real life.