On the Met Gala 2019 red carpet, Jourdan Dunn wore a dress that looked like a rose, made of plastic. It was one of five 3-D-printed Met Gala dresses created by Zac Posen and a team of engineersat General Electric. In the interactive below, we asked Posen to explain the engineering behind Dunn’s ruby-red gown.
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Dunn, Katie Holmes, Julia Garner, Deepika Padukone, and Nina Dobrev wore the five dresses, which incorporated GE’s cutting-edge technology and Posen’s elegant aesthetic. Check out their photos below.
Clockwise from top left: Nina Dobrev, Katie Holmes, Deepika Padukone, and Julia Garner. Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Met Museum (Dobrev, Holmes, Padukone); Neilson Barnard/Getty Images (Garner).
Clockwise from top left: Nina Dobrev, Katie Holmes, Deepika Padukone, and Julia Garner. Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Met Museum (Do...Clockwise from top left: Nina Dobrev, Katie Holmes, Deepika Padukone, and Julia Garner. Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Met Museum (Dobrev, Holmes, Padukone); Neilson Barnard/Getty Images (Garner).
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