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Claire Danes literally glows in Zac Posen
Actress Claire Danes quite literally illuminated the red carpet wearing an old-Hollywood style pale blue ball gown at the Met Ball 2016 in New York on Monday.
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Thirty battery packs, sewn into the dress structure, illuminate the carefully designed bodice and wide skirt worn by actress Claire Danes. (www.instagram.com/zacposen/-)
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ctress Claire Danes quite literally illuminated the red carpet wearing an old-Hollywood style pale blue ball gown at the Met Ball 2016 in New York on Monday.
The well-designed strapless dress, designed by Zac Posen, was fitting for the event themed "Manus x Machina: Fashion in an Age of Technology". The designer, known for incorporating tech into fashion, began to collaborate with female coders through Google’s Made with Code initiative back in 2015.
While his past creations feature LED animation on dresses, Posen sourced fiber optic-woven organza from France Danes’ Cinderella gown. Thirty battery packs cleverly sewn into the dress’ structure worked to power the bodice and wide skirt.
"I went through a sequence of stages; from the process of draping this gown to playing with motion and structure to capture the emotional engineering. The gown is hollow underneath with no tulle – holding its own structure,” Posen said in a statement.
The Met Gala, also known as Met Ball, is a black-tie annual benefit event held on behalf of the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume (Fashion) Institute in New York City. This year, The Met Gala was sponsored by Apple.
