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Everything you need to know about Kendall’s Met Gala “dress”

Danica Van Der Veen

May 3, 2017

Kendall Jenner wore a dress made from 85,000 crystals and one piece of thread to the Met Gala. The 21-year-old model donned a stunning La Perla gown to the annual fashion extravaganza in New York on Monday (01.05.17) and designer Julia Haart has revealed the garment didn’t contain a single piece of fabric.

The dress had 60 people working on it in five cities and took hundreds of hours to complete as it used a rare technique combining painted lace and macramé to avoid using any fabric alongside the crystals, which were in three shades of black. Julia explained to E! News: “The idea was to create a body that’s all one piece, so nothing moves.”

The Keeping Up With the Kardashians star was initially hesitant about wearing a fabric-less dress but agreed to give it a try, and Julia had designed the gown with the brunette beauty in mind. She said: “When I created the dress, it was made with [Kendall] in mind. The number encompasses what the star represents – it’s sensual and revealing, but also simple and easy.”

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