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LOOK: Kris Aquino shares photo of Michael Cinco gown she wore in Crazy Rich Asians

The Queen of All Media Kris Aquino shared the stunning yellow gown she wore in “Crazy Rich Asians” which was created by UAE-based couturier Michael Cinco.

Aquino posted a photo showing the back side of the gown saying that it was a way for her to “look back” at her Hollywood experience with Crazy Rich Asians.

“This is the back shot of the gown I wore as Princess Intan in Crazy Rich Asians, created by Michael Cinco who originally came from Samar,” she wrote.

“I chose this picture as my last post before we fly home because, for the rest of my life, I shall look back at the experience of being part of Crazy Rich Asians as a turning point,” she added.

She also said that the experience made her realize the greatest gift the movie could give her which is to “make Filipinos feel good about [themselves] and [their] contribution to the global workforce”.

This is the back shot of the gown i wore as Princess Intan in @crazyrichasians, created by @michael5inco who originally came from #Samar… i chose this picture as my last post before we fly home because for the rest of my life i shall look back at the experience of being part of @crazyrichasians as a turning point… i felt when auditioning for this that there was absolutely nothing left to lose & whether i was included or not- i gave it my very best… seeing the proud, smiling faces of all our fellow Filipino Americans lining Hollywood Boulevard made me realize that the greatest gift this movie gave me was that it gave me that special opportunity to make us Filipinos feel good about ourselves & our contribution to the global workforce… There’s a point in the movie when Rachel (@constancewu) is told that she would never be “enough” -a part of my heart felt that many of us at one point in our lives have all been made to feel that BUT tonight’s premiere, walking down that imperial green carpet, in a yellow gown w/ a prominent yellow ribbon a lasting,meaningful symbol of sacrifice & the Filipino worth dying for, fighting for, and living for-made by a young Filipino designer @michaelleyva_ in his #Rizal workshop by Filipino cutters & sewers, wearing jewelry lent to me by @diagoldjewelry based in #Cebu, w/ makeup done by @rbchanco who traces her roots to #Laguna & #Masbate, and my hair styled by @pinantonio; i am this girl whose parents hail from #Tarlac, #Bulacan, and #Antipolo, w/ her son who can also trace his roots to the #Negros Region, watching myself on that big TCL Chinese theater screen w/ makeup done by #Bicolano @juansarte & hair by #Butuan born & raised @nantealingasa & @jonathanvelasco__ from #Quezon City, styled by Filipino Chinese @kimiyap & @boopyap, i felt we are SPECIAL because we are so generous with opening up our hearts… iba ang Filipino pag sumuporta at magmahal… Thank you for truly restoring my FAITH na #kaysarapmagingpilipino ??

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Cinco also shared photos of the yellow gown on his own Instagram account wherein she revealed that the floor-length cape bore calado-inspired embroidery.

A few weeks ago, Aquino shared a few details about her appearance in the upcoming Hollywood film “Crazy Rich Asians”, wherein she wore the said Michael Cinco creation.

In the photo shared by Aquino on Instagram, she is with the movie’s lead actress Constance Wu while wearing a yellow floral dress created by the UAE-based couturier.

Aquino described the photo as a “pivotal scene” and encourage Filipinos to go watch the film. “Here’s an exclusive first-look of my scene with [Constance Wu] in the movie [Crazy Rich Asians]. My gown was created by our very own [Michael Cinco]. Please watch for this pivotal scene when the movie opens in Philippine cinemas,” she wrote on Instagram.

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