Pia Wurtzbach’s royal blue gown

While the entire Philippines was sleeping, pictures of Miss Universe-Philippines Pia Wurztbach wearing Filipino designer Albert Andrada’s royal blue gown had already exploded on cyberspace. It was the red carpet event in Las Vegas prior to the Miss Universe telecast.

It was Wurztbach’s first time to wear the figure-hugging, strapless serpentina gown in public.Based on initial public reaction, the long wait was worth it.

What is the gown made of and what was Andrada’s inspiration behind it? What went into its creation? The designer, who’s now in Las Vegas with the rest of Team Philippines, shares with us his thoughts in this exclusive online interview.