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Nicola Coughlan on Her Feathery Dress Cape

Nicola Coughlan talks with Emma Chamberlain about the inspiration behind her bold feathery look for Met Gala 2022.

Released on 05/03/2022

Transcript

[Emma Chamberlain] Okay.

Tell me about this look. It s so cool.

[Nicola Coughlan] So this is custom Richard Quinn.

[Emma Chamberlain] Amazing.

[Nicola Coughlan] He and his team pulled it together.

The most amazing group of people, I ve ever seen in my life.

Cause I always watch the Met at home

in my pajamas with like no makeup on, like, you know,

[Emma ] Oh same! eating crisps

like really judging being like, wow,

they really didn t do the theme very well. [Emma laughs]

So it was like, if I actually go,

I ve really gotta do the theme right.

[Emma Chamberlain] Totally

[Nicola Coughlan] Or what s my life been about?

[Emma Chamberlain] What about the gilded age

inspired this outfit first?

Like what was the starting point?

[Nicola Coughlan] Well, I went on Pinterest.

I do love a Pinterest and sort of put together ideas.

Like I wanted to look at actual clothes from the era.

[Emma Chamberlain] Yeah.

[Nicola Coughlan] And then Richard Quinn these,

[Emma Chamberlain] these amazing drawings. Uh.

[Nicola Coughlan] We just really nailed it.

And then he did these feathers

on the runway and then the big old Cape.

[Emma Chamberlain] Oh, it s ama- Is it heavy?

Like is it-

[Nicola Coughlan] It is heavy. It is heavy.

But he said he, I have his permission.

He was like, just throw it in the cloak room,

when you go in. I was like, Sure!

[Emma Chamberlain] Okay. I was going to ask like

what are you gonna do when it s time for dinner?

[Nicola Coughlan] No people are gonna...

I will get stepped on.

[Emma Chamberlain] You look beautiful.

[Nicola Coughlan] Thank you so much.

[Emma Chamberlain] This is the first look that I ve seen

that s really popped out at me.

It s my favorite type of look.

[Nicola Coughlan] It s very 3D.

I can attack people if I don t like someone,

[Emma] I can just shoulder them. You could fully!

[Nicola Coughlan] And they ll get a feather in the eye.

Most threatening person at the Met Gala 2022.

[Emma Chamberlain] You.

[Emma] Someone had to do it Someone had to do it.

You heard it here.

Well, this is beautiful. I ll see you in there.

[Nicola Coughlan] Thank you. Nice to talk to you.

[Emma Chamberlain] Nice to talk to you. [blows kisses]

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