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- We can tell...
I think we also were talking about,
the other day, adding
just some more under here just
for like a little bit more coverage.
- But we can just. Yeah. - Mm-hmm.
Oh, hi! [laughs]
- [Camera Woman] Hi. [laughs]
- This is my dress. That's so exciting.
Wow, we have... Hi guys!
- Hi, there.
We have literally six people working on that.
How many flowers you think is in this skirt?
- [inaudible] 5,000.
- 5,000 flowers?
- Don't you think?
So at first it was old.
You kind of see through, and then Jeremy was like,
we have to put a flowers right here. [laughs]
So yeah, I can't wait to see them on.
Ready.
- [Jeremy Scott] I was inspired by
these flowers I've been collecting
for over the many years at flea markets.
And they're from the twenties
and they're flowers are made of wire with beads
and, usually, I think made for decoration for like
maybe a vas or something.
And then when I started thinking about Irina's dress
and thinking about these flowers
and then making a dress of that
and having it kind of just growing from the train,
going up and then sporadically showing
flesh, and then coming back to
obscure the eye from other bits and parts.
- [Man] It was full flowers
when we started full coverage flowers,
which we thought was better to strip that back a bit
and leave the drama at the train and then
like really accentuate her amazing shape.
- [Designer] Then we started working on,
obviously, the measurements and creating the corset
and doing, you know, a special fitting just
for the corset to create that so it's really made,
to major for her, that's why it fits her so perfectly
and creates such a dramatic shape.
You know, all the handwork that goes into that,
it's a quite a laborious process when you're making a custom
couture evening gown for the Met Gala.
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I would say the things I love about Irina.
First of all, I think she's a loyal friend.
She's funny. She's charming. She's sweet.
It's that combination.
That's why we get along so well
and have such a natural rapport.
- I was literally all covered. - There is hair all over her
we're just trying to get it all off before she heads out.
[laughs] - Why are you laughing? Ow!
[laughs]
- She sent us the dress a couple of months back
and so this is what I'm thinking.
And she's all about, you know...
- It's a lie.
The dress was not ready 'till like two weeks ago.
- [laughs] But we've been talking about ideas
and she's always loves minimal.
Like, she's just, doesn't like a lot of hair.
She doesn't like a lot of makeup.
So we thought let's, you know,
do something different. - Well, our main inspiration
was Linda 90s and Harriet, - Definitely.
you know, research full on Linda Evangelista, no reference,
and here we go.
- And voila! We wanted a splash, you know,
I think we're going to make one. [laughs]
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- Well, I can tell you that I have two phones in this bag,
don't ask me why [laughs]
but this bag is custom made by Ms.Keno
and it's covered with tons of flowers
and it's so cute it's matching my dress.
- She's been in full bloom.
- What do you say - Yes.
when you are...
- Some flowers were unplucked
one night [Jeremy laughs]
and today it grew back. - Sprouting.
You know how it goes in the garden?
Is somebody going to carry me
up the stairs or the dress? [laughs]
That's the real question.
I mean, I hope somebody can carry me up the stairs.
- So, I just wanted to take a traditional tuxedo
and kind of give it a little bustle
moment, sometimes a bit of a - Ah.
twirl, the little pink inside
and then a little vintage Bulgari color.
- Oh really? It looks like I need it.
[laughs]
Well, I'm from Russia and I'm celebrating American fashion
and it feels really great.
We didn't have a TV when I was growing up
and then I remember we got,
like a black and white TV and, you know,
I think it was kind of like a mystery type...
You're covering the whole camera. It was...
Sorry [laughs]
It was kind of like mystery, you know, America, Russia.
And I will not even think I would ever make it to Met Gala
so, or live in New York.
So yeah, it's kind of all surreal.
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- How am I even gonna walk so [inaudible].
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