with a nomination—much less in a custom, one-of-a-kind gown created by designer . But that's exactly what Sheryl Lee Ralph did tonight.The actor wore a body-hugging strapless gown complete with a daring high slit with orange inner lining. , who's up for best supporting actress in a comedy series, paired the dress with one of Blackwood's signature trunk bags covered in dazzling heat-stamped orange crystals.
The bling didn't stop there, though—Ralph incorporated cascading crystals in her braid and on sparkling tennis bracelets. They say diamonds are a girls best friend, and after this look, I see why.“I flew straight from Tokyo to L.A.
to meet Sheryl with the dresses,” Blackwood exclusively tells Glamour. The look took four days to make. “We did two sketches and ended up making two dresses.
The dress is black velvet lined with duchess satin. It's our first gown ever." The designer's have been a hit among his A-list clientele, including rapper and certified icy girl, , and RuPaul's Drag Race star Naomi Smalls.
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