Addressed: How to Style a Bubble Skirt? Vogue This 2,550 Hour Dress Blew Real Bubbles at the Met Gala Yanko Design Eileen Gu brought surreal fashion to life at the 2026 Met Gala in Iris van Herpens futuristic Bubble Dress. Featuring 15,000 glass bubbles and real floating bubbles powered by hidden technology, the MAGICAL GLASS BUBBLE~ Olympic skier Eileen Gu showcased a dress on the red carpet that combined fashion and technology, producing real bubbles. The creation took 2,550 hours and featured 15,000 glass Pierre Cardin founded his fashion house in 1950, introduced the bubble dress in 1954, future fashion in the 1960s, and was feature on TIME's cover in 1974. And on February 21, 2020, Tulle Bubble Midi Dress available now at The Fashion Mall at Keystone