Michelle Williams' Oscars dress took 800 hours to make

Michelle Williams' 2017 Oscars dress took "800 hours of labor" to create. The 36-year-old actress stunned in a Louis Vuitton number at the Oscars earlier this year, and it has now been revealed that the beautiful black and cream gown was made by "a dozen dressmakers" and took a painstaking 800 hours to piece together. An Instagram post uploaded by InStyle magazine shows the 'Manchester By The Sea' actress wearing her dress, and was captioned: "It took 800 hours of labor (by a dozen dressmakers!) to piece together Michelle Williams's @LouisVuitton 2017 Oscars dress. Of course, Vuitton Artistic Director @nicolasghesquiere and her stylist, @KateYoung, were right by her side." The dress - which included a combination of velvet and embroidered diamonds and pearls - was designed by the artistic director for Louis Vuitton Nicolas GhesquiÈre, who said he was pleased with the final result as it looked "very couture". He told the publication: "We liked the combination of velvet, which I think of as a masculine fabric, mixed with the femininity of the tulle embroidered with crystals and pearls. It looks very couture, while at the same time it has a simplicity that is very Parisian." Whilst Michelle's stylist Kate Young said the decision to wear minimal jewelry - which included a bracelet and earrings - came as they felt big diamond necklaces looked "ageing". She added: "Something about those big diamond necklaces looks ageing. I like the idea of a dress looking real, like there's not some security guard waiting in the background to take it right back."