Together with Burton and the McQueen atelier, the pair added a voluminous pale pink tulle skirt to the dress – instead of the metallic tendrils that featured in the original design – decorated with dégradé crystals embroidered by hand. “My jaw is still on the floor over each stone beaded by hand and the fact she did this for me!” says the actor. “The time we shared and the artistry I witnessed from [Sarah Burton] in the McQueen London studio are a memory I will cherish forever,” remarks Fanning, who describes the final outcome as the “dress of dreams” and “a work of art.” Burton echoes her sentiment. ‘It was amazing to be able to work with Elle on this dress for Cannes,” she tells British Vogue. “She has such beauty and strength and together we felt that juxtapositioning the powerful orchid with the delicate tulle skirt represented this.” For a lot of people, showing up to an event in nothing but their underwear is a literal nightmare. Not for some celebrities these days.
When Lil Nas X hit the Met Gala red carpet earlier this month, he provocatively sidestepped conventional dress code expectations. The 24 year old showed up in only a metallic G string and head to toe crystallized makeup by Pat McGrath. The star did not merely indulge the flurry of flashing cameras and spirited reactions to his look on the carpet. He luxuriated in it. He playfully purred and meowed when Vogue red carpet host Emma Chamberlain presented questions about his revealing cat look. And, after the event, the rapper posted a viral photo, pulled from Getty Images, to his Instagram page. The snap is of Lauren Santo Domingo on the same carpet. At least, ostensibly. A literal rear view of Lil Nas X in the background draws the eye.
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