Catriona Gray finally walked in her much-awaited evening gown. It is a sultry red gown by Mak Tumang. Through a Facebook post, the designer shared the inspiration behind it: The Mayon volcano, one of the prominent landmarks in Albay, Bicol, with its “Fiery and Lovely Perfection.”
The designer wrote: “Today, Catriona is coming home. She is celebrating her roots–she is celebrating Albay! The prominent and iconic Mayon Volcano is the penultimate inspiration for this creation. It is dubbed as the ‘perfect cone’ because of its symmetric conical form. Folk tales have it that it was named after the mythological heroine ‘Daragang Magayon’ (Beautiful Lady). Despite its pulchritude is the fact that it is the most active volcano in the Philippines erupting numerous times in the past half a millennium.”
He added that Catriona “can be considered as the modern-day Daragang Magayon.” because of her “beauty, intelligence and burning passion.”
Once again, Catriona slayed the look!
Photo courtesy of Catriona Gray’s Instagram account
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