Among the opulent outfits on display at last week's Met Gala, it was the gown Rihanna wore that stole the show. Social media lit up with chat about the dress, and the fashion magazine Vogue promptly put it on the front cover of its Met Gala Special Edition, catapulting its Chinese creator Guo Pei into the international spotlight. The designer said at her studio in north Beijing."Just designing, choosing the cloth, confirming the color and getting the material woven in Italy took almost half a year, more or less,"
The designer, who admitted she did not know much about Rihanna when she received the call from the Grammy Award winner, said the 25-kg (55-pound) outfit was designed to be difficult to wear to reflect the responsibilities and challenges of an empress.
The gown is now back with the designer, who hopes to display it in a museum one day.
Guo says she is now getting used to being in the spotlight. "I have no requirement to gain a certain level of fame," adding "I just want to do really beautiful designs that everyone likes."??
