February 2, 2024
If you are in Auckland, we definitely recommend that you stop by the Auckland Gallery of Art to check out Fashion, Art, Fantasy, an exhibition of the extravagant, breath-taking fashions of Chinese designer Guo Pei. Many of the works are intricately embroidered and take over a year to make. Here is a sampling of the many pieces on display.
The exhibition culminates in Guo Pei’s most famous dress. Taking, approximately, 50,000 hours and 20 months to create, this canary yellow dress was worn by Rihanna to the Met Gala in 2015. Weighing about 25 kgs (55 lbs), it took a three person entourage to hold the long train.
Mal and Lauren 