Here’s How Ali Wong Chose Her Otherworldly SAG Awards Look

Swennen had originally planned for Wong—who has been sweeping up awards all season for her starring role in Beef—to wear the dress to the Golden Globes or the Emmys. But thanks to the dress’s six-foot wingspan, logistics (from red carpets to seating arrangements) forced them to hit pause. Luckily, the two made a contingency plan in time for the SAGs, the last major award ceremony of Wong’s season. “This dress required a major carpet, and so I said, We can do some Tetris,” Swennen says. “I have to get a pass to go with her [to the red carpet.] We’ll have her do the carpet, and then I’m going to remove [the wings] and take them home myself.”

Swennen knew that the dress was a perfect fit for Wong the second she laid eyes on it. “It’s an exquisite piece of art. I love the architecture of it all, I love the movement of it all—the idea of it swaying down the carpet,” she says. “I just knew that she was the fearless person that was going to pull it off.” While fashion is a more recent venture for Wong, Swennen admires that she’s willing to dive in headfirst. “Ali is someone who not only is a chameleon, but really, really loves to take risks and have fun with fashion. It’s something that I think is fairly new to her and she’s really embracing it,” she adds. “And as a stylist, it’s a dream.”

Swennen helping Wong into her wings

Courtesy of Tara Swennen