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How Zendaya's Literal Cinderella Moment on the Met Gala Red Carpet Came Together

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    How do you pull off a transformative Met Gala moment? Ask Zendaya, Tommy Hilfiger, and Law Roach.

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    Hilfiger’s sketches of the Cinderella inspired look.

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    Beneath the Disney references was a feat of engineering 3-months in the making.

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    Completed by a team of 8, many of whom also worked on the landmark Hussein Chalayan robot dress show in 2007 everyone pitched in to make the dream a reality.

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    Construction required 20 carbon fiber rods, 5 battery packs that produced a half a kilowatt of energy, and 40 meters worth of LED lights.

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    No Cinderella look would be complete without glass slippers—one of which Zendaya left on the carpet for Prince Charming—and a Judith Lieber stagecoach clutch.

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    To embody the character Zendaya’s longtime hairstylist, Ursula Stephen transformed her into a blonde for the evening.

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    It takes a village!

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    Makeup artist, Sheika Daley added the final touch before Zendaya hit the red carpet: pale blue eyeshadow (Lancôme Color Design 5 Pan Eyeshadow Palette in 400 Teal Fury) and a princess worthy glow.

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    Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo!