Rihanna in Guo Pei at the Met Ball, 2015The theme at the Met that year was “China: Through the Looki

Rihanna in Guo Pei at the Met Ball, 2015The theme at the Met that year was “China: Through the Looking Glass.” Unlike most of the attendees, Rihanna wore a dress by a Chinese designer for the occasion. In fact, Guo Pei had two pieces in the Met exhibit itself.The dress itself is from a collection Pei showed in 2010, and she told me no one wore it off the runway before Rihanna. “Only [she] could wear it. Not everyone can handle that dress,” she said. “Only women who have the confidence of a queen could wear it.” After putting it on, Rihanna herself told the designer, “It feels like a dress for the queen of China.”The dress took 20 months to construct – Riri rounded up a little bit — and is made from “lots of gold thread” and fox fur. Rihanna remarked that she had a hard time walking around in it, which isn’t surprising, since Pei said the dress weighs about 55 pounds. The original look included a corset and shoes, but Rihanna chose not to wear those. Pei said, “The cape should be enough. A fashion show is different from a red carpet because a fashion show is about a designer herself. What celebrities wear on the red carpet is a reinterpretation of that dress.” Pei is understandably excited about the attention. “It’s a good thing and I’m happy about it. It’s about my work being interpreted in a different way,” she said.  "It shows a different kind of beauty.“ (Source) -- source link

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