until the evening of the inaugural ball in 2009. Wu had designed the white silk chiffon dress with the idea that it symbolized hope. Fashion journalist Kate Betts compared the gown to a wedding ...

According to Vogue, it took the Valentino atelier 750 hours to make the gown, which featured six dégradé tiers of silk plissé chiffon ... to design her dress for her 2018 wedding to Brad ...