Michael Lo Sordo is an Australian fashion designer.

Early life

Lo Sordo was born in 1984, in

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, Australia, and is of Italian heritage. He has a twin sister, as well as an older sister. He originally set out to be a chef, but changed his mind and registered for the fashion course at East Sydney

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, from which he graduated in 2006, having had drawing talents and having been inspired by stylish students on campus.

Career

Lo Sordo began his career in 2006. He worked as a visual merchandiser for Italian fashion designer

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In popular culture

His "Alexandra" gown (which has since been called the Bond 007 Paloma Maxi Dress), a navy silk-satin maxi dress with a plunging neckline and slit, served as the costume of Paloma ( Ana de Armas) in the

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film '' No Time to Die'' (2021). Costume designer Suttirat Larlarb requested 10 of them for the film, although he was not told it would be a James Bond film ahead of time. The dress had also been worn by Margot Robbie at the premiere of '' I, Tonya'' (2017), and by Australian model

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at the ''No Time to Die'' premiere accompanied by the designer himself. The dress became so popular, it sold out multiple times on luxury retailer

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. A bridal version of the dress was worn in the

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-winning

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of the Canadian sitcom

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References

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