Local designer Ehrran Montoya said their main inspiration for the look was “The Birth of Venus.”
Kylie Padilla stunned everyone with her red-carpet look at this year’s GMA Gala and took home the Best Dressed Star of the Night Award.

But more than the look, Kylie’s ensemble also has a deep and empowering meaning behind it.

In an Instagram post, the Kapuso star shared the inspiration behind her gown, which she said was originally based on “water nymphs and mermaids.”

Kylie’s gown was made by Ehrran Montoya and the local designer said their main inspiration for the look was Botticelli’s The Birth of Venus.
Kylie mused on how water is a symbol of “healing, femininity and sensuality.”

“And thus our vision was born into this, what everyone called “wet” was actually an image we created of a heroine emerging from the depths of her deepest pain and sorrows,” she said.

Kylie added, “From drowning she is reborn a Goddess, owning her power, her strength, her intelligence and her sensuality.”