Christian Siriano Designed This Powerful "Vote" Dress Before Any Other Piece in His Collection

"Oh God, there were just so many challenges. It was really hard to do a show during COVID. The logistics were just really scary, and we wanted to make sure that people felt really safe. In the end, I think what we did was really great, and I think we were able to pull it off. It was also nerve-racking [to see if] people were going to show up. I was like, 'OK, I spent all this time and money, are people going to want to come because everyone's nervous?' That was really more of the hesitation, but I think in the end, it all worked out. I even said, 'Listen, even if 10 people show up, I'll still feel good about it.'"