The making of Nicole Kidman's Calvin Klein dress at Cannes

The bustier featured a tulle lining that provides its structure.

And was outfitted with custom-moulded cups and corset boning.

The skirt was constructed from more than 70 individually hand-cut layers of silk tulle. 

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It featured panels of 15 different lengths, each cut four times so that the tulle was precisely layered to create graduating fullness.

The meticulous construction required over 150 hours of assembly, and approximately 165 metres of silk tulle.

The finished product made for one of our favourite dresses of the Cannes Film Festival so far. She teamed it with black, patent leather, high-heeled deco pumps, and carried a sterling silver metal box clutch, both by Calvin Klein By Appointment. Red-carpet perfection.

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