One minute ArianaDeBose was performing MichaelKors NYFW show, the next she was getting fitted for the metgala
The silhouette is "the most classic '90s reference, the classic slip dress," he says, "but then what makes it so amazing is how delicate the craftsmanship is.""What you have to know about Ariana is you don't need to give her limelight — she brings her own," Edmiston notes. "She's her own presence. She's a commanding, powerful woman, a force of nature and a force of energy.
"American classicism has such a different backbone than a European classicism, in the approach to tailoring, in the crossover — there's more gender fluidity in American classic fashion and tailoring. That's something that Michael Kors does brilliantly," says Edmiston . "There's an element of frivolity to it, a brilliant ability to be a jumpsuit or a suit, but then cover one part of it sequins.