Repost from Phil Star News
CEBU, Philippines - The latest edition of People magazine has featured the US-based Cebuana designer Monique Lhuillier. In the article entitled "One Star, Two Dresses," it was related how Monique came up with the two gowns that singer-actress Mandy Moore wore to the recently held Oscars.
The article, written by Alexis Chiu, said that Mandy Moore wore Monique Lhuillier gowns on the red carpet and during her performance of the Oscar-nominated song “I See The Light” with actor Zachary Levi, the theme of the Disney Animation film “Tangled.”
The first gown was a glittering off-shoulder mermaid dress with a blush-colored tulle skirt. The gown also boasted of 2,500 citrine crystals, gold beads and matte gold sequins. "It was the first one I tried. I was like, 'Okay, I'm done!' What girl is not going to feel great wearing a dress like this?" enthused Moore.
According to Lhuillier, the gown fitted Moore very well: "It's beautiful on Mandy because she's so statuesque and elegant."
The second gown was a strapless cobalt blue ball gown that featured a full skirt and corseted top. In total, the gown was made of 40 yards of tulle and 75 hand-rolled silk satin organza rosettes.
Lhuillier said in the article that she wanted to highlight the form of Mandy, especially her small waistline and feminine shoulders. "It's that quintessential big full dress. It almost feels like a big cupcake, but in the best way possible!" described Moore of her dress.
The article said that more than 10 workers spent 550 hours completing Moore’s two gowns.
The gowns earned critical praise, and Moore herself felt happy because wearing the gowns was like fulfilling the fairytale fantasy of her childhood. "I just really took it all in and enjoyed it as much as I possibly could. It was a full-on girlie day, getting to play dress-up at this level. When you look at just how much work goes into pieces of art like these, you can't help feeling both lucky and beautiful for the moment."
Apart from Moore, Hollywood actresses Anna Paquin and Odette Yustman also wore Monique Lhuillier in other Oscar events.