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i am here for the met gala today thanks
to disney plus i'm representing the
american born chinese cast and crew this
is how the magic works two hours
oh later god love
you look amazing well it's the first
monday of may and in fashion we call it
a holy day because this is the met gala
and not only will we be celebrating the
history of american fashion but also
revealing our project together so philip
and i we designed a costume for american
born chinese and this is the first
time we are kind of letting the world
know slowly and what it's going to look
like
cabal has designed my outfit so thank
you disney plus
the character i play in american born
chinese is the goddess of mercy guanyin
the color has been inspired by the first
outfit that i wear as i glide down from
the heavens devilishly gorgeous
temptress
she knew that i would
it's all about the dress
philip
and prabao are very creative people so
they're wonderful to work with in their
own way they are storytellers so it's
always very inspiring
this is historic yeah this is a coming
home but also a step forward yeah we've
always watched our films and from afar
we've admired her but then to find out
that she's our date that i could make
that dress for her this is this is all
surreal to me i feel like i can't even
any pinching yeah no no it is you're so
proud yeah like you can't oh my god i'm
gonna cry my makeup's gonna get rude
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