Is Guo Pei the next big thing? Meet thedesigner who spent TWO YEARS hand-making Rihanna's Chinese couture Met Galagown (and commands up to ￡500,000 an outfit)
郭培是下一个大人物吗？这名设计师花两年时间手工制作出了蕾哈娜在纽约大都市时装庆典所穿的这件中国长袍

From pizzas to omelettes, Rihanna's canaryyellow gown was the topic of many fan-created memes that quickly went viral onTwitter and Instagram following her appearance at the Met Gala on Monday.

从披萨饼到煎蛋饼，在周一出现在纽约大都市时装庆典后，蕾哈娜的这件淡黄色长袍很快就成为推特和Instagram上的热门话题。

But the Bajan singer's dress is actuallyconsidered by the fashion industry as a piece of couture - and it took twoentire years to handcraft.

但是这位巴巴多斯歌手所穿的这件服装在业内人士看来确实是一件高级时装，而且整整花了两年时间通过手工制作完成的。

The dress was designed by Guo Pei, adesigner that Rihanna found online, and while you may not have heard of her,she's considered to be one of the most esteemed designers in China.

这个服装是郭培设计的，蕾哈娜在网上找到了这名设计师，或许你没听说过她，但是她却是中国最受尊敬的设计师之一。

'I’m so in love with this dress, but the train is insane!' Rihanna toldVF.com on the red carpet. 'I can’t really walkin it without any help - but it’s so worth it.'

“我太喜欢这件礼服了，但是真的好长！蕾哈娜在红地毯上对VF.com如此说道。“如果没人帮忙，我实在没办法走路——但是很值得。”

The 45-year-old designer creates lavish designs for Chinese stars like LiBingbing and Zhang Ziyi and has even been compared to prestigious couturier,Charles James, who was the subject of last year’s Costume Instituteexhibit.

这名45岁的设计师为李冰冰和章子怡设计服装，而且有人拿她和有名望的女装设计师查尔斯詹姆斯对比，去年查尔斯詹姆斯的作品在大都会博物馆服饰学会进行了展览。

Indeed, two of Pei's pieces feature in this year's China: Through the LookingGlass exhibition, which Monday night's gala celebrated.

是的，于周一晚上举办的《中国：透过镜子》展览中，出现了两件郭培的作品。

One of her designs, Magnificent Gold, took50,000 hours to make and takes up an entire room. Pei imports luxurious materials,such as silk, and can spend years working on a single item.

其中一件作品叫做《华丽的金》，花了5万个小时才制成，而且占据了整个房间。她采用了非常奢侈的材料，比如丝绸，而且愿意在一件作品上花好几年时间。

The Beijing-based designer, who has beencreating fashion for 26 years, believes that it's her responsibility to conveyChina’s tradition and past through her designs, as well as redefine couturein her home country.

这位位于北京的设计师从事时装行业已经26年，她认为自己有责任将中国的传统和历史通过她的设计传达出去，以及在自己的祖国重新定义高级时装设计制作。

She employs 450 craftsmen, of whom 300 areembroiderers and 150 are designers, and, according to the Wall Street Journal, the most expensive outfit in hershowroom is a man's suit made from 30,000 pieces of real pearl that can cost upto ￡500,000.

她总共聘请了450名手工艺人，其中300人是刺绣工，150人是设计师，据《华尔街日报》报道，在她的样品间里最昂贵的服装是一套男装，由3万个真正的珍珠制成，成本为50万英镑。

Dilie,London, United Kingdom, 11 hours ago

The perfect dress for a China themedcostume gala. Beautifully made.

对于一个中国主题的服装晚会来说，这件服装真是完美。真好看。

sparrowspouse,small town USA, United States, 9 hours ago

A genuine artisan made it. They onlyunderstand rich kids who play at art.

这才是一个真正的工匠。他们只知道富人的孩子才玩得起艺术。

greygull,on the waves, United Kingdom, 8 hours ago

yes beautiful, coming from China and fullof real fur...how lovely *not*

是啊，很漂亮，来自中国，皮子都是真的，真可爱啊，其实一点都不可爱。

LoisGriffin1, Underneath Peter, United Kingdom, 10 hours ago

Wow handmade ? That's excellentcraftsmanship . Hope she gets even more success . Good for her!!!

哇，手工制成的？那真是非常厉害的技艺。希望她能获得更多的成功。她真棒！！！

Crystal.,Rose Lime, United Kingdom, 11 hours ago

After all meme-hype, it is!

在经过大肆宣传后，确实是很好的样子！

clovette,Cardiff, United Kingdom, 11 hours ago

Liberace is the only person in history whowould have got away with wearing that Robe!

历史上有能力驾驭这套长袍的唯一一人可能就是列勃拉斯（美国钢琴演奏家）了。

Pamin the BIg Easy, New Orleans, 10 hours ago

It reminds me of our elaborate costumesthat are created for Mardi Gras here in New Orleans--I know quite a few Kings& Queens of krewes here that would kill for that thing!

这让我想起了为新奥尔良四旬斋前的最后一天所设计的精美服装——我认识很多来自克鲁（一个在新奥尔良狂欢节最后一天主持庆祝活动的民间组织）的国王和皇后，他们可能会头破血流不顾一切的争夺这件长袍。

culebra,here, United States, 8 hours ago

I like this article giving recognition tothis designer Guo Pei. Most fashion designers do not make the clothing, theypay crafters like Gou Pei to saw, cut, embroider, dye the fabric etc. In NY,these master crafters are not even acknowledged and fashion week makes tons ofmoney but the Asi@n ladies doing the hard work don't get paid much.

这篇文章赞赏了郭培，我觉得很好。大多数的时装设计师自己都不参与制作的，他们聘请郭培这样的工匠来进行裁剪，刺绣，染色等等。在纽约，这些工艺大师甚至不被承认，而时装周赚得盆满钵满，但是做了主要工作的亚洲女士们都赚不了多少钱。

ny123,new york, 7 hours ago

Guo Pei employs 450 craftsmen... she hardlymade that monstrosity on her own... although the gold dress is gorg...

（回复楼上）郭培聘请了450名手工艺人，所以她不是完全靠自己来完成这件作品的，但是这件长袍看起来非常好看。

CazzyDW,Sandy, 10 hours ago

What is wrong with the model's legs in thefifth picture. They look awful.

第五张图片中那个模特的腿是怎么了。看起来好可怕。

Alexa,Los Angeles, United States, 4 hours ago

I think the dress beautiful, I wouldn'twear it personally, but it's a themed event. The designer has pure talent,every detail is perfect.

我认为这个长袍非常漂亮，我本人是不会穿这种长袍的，但这是一次主题活动。这名设计师是个天才，每个细节都很完美。

Tonny22,Belgrade, Serbia, 10 hours ago

Glamour and class are dead when it comes tocelebrity category. This is not even extravagant. It's 100% pure vulgar excess.All that is left are gritty tacky people fighting to upstage one another on whowill spend more on looking vulgar.

当涉及到名人时，魅力和品味就不复存在了。这甚至谈不上奢侈。而是100%的庸俗过度。所以只剩下这些粗俗人在互相的抢镜头，比比在庸俗上谁花了更多钱。

purple,LaLaLand, Gibraltar, 9 hours ago

I also spent two years on a dress, morespecifically fitting into it...

我也在一件裙子上花了两年时间，具体来说，就是怎么穿得更合身。

kpphoenix,Phoenix, United States, 6 hours ago

Work of art

艺术品。

bet,california, United States, 4 hours ago

what a talented lady!!! when i start tothought no creative designer left in this world. there is a lot of gifted andvery creatives mind outside western and america.

真是个有才的女子！！！在欧美之外，其实还是有很多有才华和有创造性的人的。

DDDDDDD,London, United Kingdom, 5 hours ago

the balck and gold dress she is wearing isBeautiful! I'm guessing she designed that also.

她自己所穿的那件黑色和金色搭配的礼服也很好看！我猜那也是她自己设计的吧。

evanescent,South, United Kingdom, 9 hours ago

2 years? ?? What a waste of time. It'sawful.

两年？？？真是浪费时间。可怕。

RAA,cyberville, United States, 8 hours ago

It is couture. Keep shopping at Primark.

那可是高级时装。你还是继续去买普里马克大衣吧。

Nelson,Swanbourne, Australia, 3 hours ago

I think she's a genius !

我觉得她是个天才！

译者：惊呆小伙伴

【龙腾】是谁设计了蕾哈娜纽约大都市时装庆典上所穿的这件中国长袍，最后一张图是亮点