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Designer gown, around 2018
Actor Constance Wu wore this gown in the 2018 film Crazy Rich Asians, a landmark for Asian and Asian American representation on the big screen. Featuring Hollywood's first all-Asian cast in 25 years, the film tells a story of generational and class conflict. Crazy Rich Asians earned praise for offering multidimensional characters in contrast to usual stereotypical depictions of Asian characters as exotic, villainous, or otherwise one-note figures.
This designer dress by Marchesa has been made for a tall runway model, so costumers altered it for the 5'4" Wu by removing its long sleeves; they didn't, however, shorten the hem. Only the top of the dress was visible in the film's climactic wedding scene. |