Ibong Adarna gown of Catriona Gray

Catriona Gray wore a gold-and-orange dress created by Filipino fashion designer Mak Tumang during the preliminary round of Miss Universe 2018, which she was declared the winner. On its presentation in the pageant, it received significant media coverage and became viral on social media.
Design
The Ibong Adarna dress was a strapless, backless, sweetheart gown with a slit that reaches up the thigh. The original design was sketched as a red gown but it was replaced with orange, the color associated with the phoenix.

According to Tumang, the dress was conceptualized as early as March 30, 2018, a week after he sketched Gray's Mayon gown. He also shared that it was challenging to obtain the materials for the gown as these were sourced outside the country, and it was one of the three dresses produced for Gray that reportedly were created by 16 artisans working 2,712 hours with the cost of materials amounting to P1,025,091.
Reception
Gray wore the dress during the preliminary round of Miss Universe 2018 with a pair of dangling earrings called "Perlas ng Silangan" that featured a golden stud with three South Sea pearls, a design that was a tribute to the Philippine flag. It received media coverage and became viral on social media. Jacqueline Arias of the Philippine Daily Inquirer commented, "Catriona Gray broke the Internet with her slow-mo twirl during the swimsuit competition. But you know what really caught our eye? Her evening gown. It was a Mak Tumang piece inspired by the Ibong Adarna, a Filipino mythological creature, and the Mikimoto Crown." In March 2019, it was also displayed in SM Mall of Asia on the exhibit called "THE UNIVERSE: Celebration of World Class Talent." In an interview with the TV talk show Magandang Buhay, Tumang said that the long-term plan was to display the dress on permanent exhibition.

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