Christian Siriano Dishes on Whoopi Goldberg's Iconic Oscar Dress

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In this video, designer Christian Siriano shares the story behind Whoopi Goldberg's unforgettable Oscar dress. Hear how Whoopi knew instantly it was "her dress" after seeing it on the runway. Christian also reveals a surprising detail about Whoopi's look!

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00:00She called me the next day, she goes, baby, that's my dress.

00:03Whoopi Goldberg at the Oscars.

00:06She's just major and fabulous.

00:08When I was sitting at your show in February and that look came down the runway with that fabric.

00:13I know, it's the best dress.

00:15Well, the fabric is actually organza, so it's really quite light.

00:19Was there like a, I want to do a suit, and you were like, let's try something different?

00:22The moment the show happened and she saw that dress, she called me the next day.

00:26She goes, baby, that's my dress.

00:28That's what I'm going to wear.

00:29And she never does off the shoulder, let alone a gown.

00:33I was like, you have a tattoo.

00:34I know.

00:35Who knew?

00:36Yeah, she's a huge one, actually goes really far down.

00:38But I just think she wanted to feel really confident.

00:40She knew she was going to present with Oprah on the stage.

00:42She's EGOT.

00:43She's an eye gun.

00:44And I was like, don't you want to just look so fabulous?

00:46And she's like, you know what?

00:47I do this time.

00:48I do want to.

00:48I do want to do this time.

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