Swennen had initially deliberate for Wong—who has been sweeping up awards all season for her starring position in Beef—to put on the costume to the Golden Globes or the Emmys. However because of the costume’s six-foot wingspan, logistics (from purple carpets to seating preparations) compelled them to hit pause. Fortunately, the 2 made a contingency plan in time for the SAGs, the final main award ceremony of Wong’s season. “This costume required a significant carpet, and so I stated, We will do some Tetris,” Swennen says. “I’ve to get a go to go together with her [to the red carpet.] We’ll have her do the carpet, after which I’m going to take away [the wings] and take them residence myself.”

Swennen knew that the costume was an ideal match for Wong the second she laid eyes on it. “It’s an beautiful piece of artwork. I like the structure of all of it, I like the motion of all of it—the thought of it swaying down the carpet,” she says. “I simply knew that she was the fearless person who was going to drag it off.” Whereas trend is a newer enterprise for Wong, Swennen admires that she’s keen to dive in headfirst. “Ali is somebody who not solely is a chameleon, however actually, actually likes to take dangers and have enjoyable with trend. It’s one thing that I believe is pretty new to her and she or he’s actually embracing it,” she provides. “And as a stylist, it’s a dream.”