Ever wonder why Christian Siriano’s stunning design for Halle Berry’s Oscars dress never hit the runway? In this exclusive video, the designer reveals the story behind the decision to pull the now-iconic gown from his fashion show. From last-minute changes to red carpet strategy, Siriano shares how this moment came together and why it was worth it.
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00:00The Halle Berry dress, how long did that take to make?
00:03Because that looked like disco-fold.
00:06It took three weeks to make and then to fix it.
00:10We worked on it pretty much the night before until probably midnight almost.
00:13Like just fixing it, all the beads, like the mirror sequins are such a pain and they fall off very easily.
00:20And I was like, oh my God, Halle is going to like get up and all her things are going to be gone.
00:23So we like refixed every single piece.
00:25It was the first dress Halle tried on and it was the dress she was going to wear.
00:28Wow.
00:29And that was it.
00:29And I cut that from my show, actually.
00:32Oh, funny.
00:32I got nervous and it just didn't make sense because it was very silver and nothing else really was.
00:37Was cutting it from the show the right choice?
00:39It was because it was the first time anyone would see it, I think.
00:42Every brand wants to dress her at the Oscars.
00:45So it was a fight for blood, but we did it.