Actor Harvey Guillen made history at the Oscars when he appeared in a stunning look as the first plus-sized man to be dressed by Christian Siriano on a red carpet.
Actor Harvey Guillen made history at the Oscars on March 12 when he appeared in a stunning look as the first plus-sized man to be dressed by Christian Siriano on a red carpet.
Guillen voiced Perrito in"Puss in Boots: The Last Wish," which is nominated for best animated feature.He said he wanted to go with a classic Hollywood look for his first time at the iconic event. "So I'm throwing it back to the old days with the finger wave and with, like, the original tuxedo top, but with a flair on the bottom," he said. The actor's tux jacket features a jacquard fabric with an unusual cascading train around the sides and in the back." want to be here and be myself and I want to be seen as myself," he said."So I love that I'm represented so it's really a great night.
Christian Siriano, who designed the unique tuxedo, said he wanted to add "swish and femininity" to the look.E! News host Naz Perez told Siriano that Guillen had actually texted her a message to relay to the designer: "He wanted to tell you, 'Thank you for sharing your wonderful talents and being inclusive to all body types. I've been such a fan of yours since the beginning and as a young chubby Latino boy who could only dream of being dressed one day in your fabulous designs, you should know that you make my dreams come true.'""He walks into audition rooms and makes people rethink what a character should look and sound like.
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