Melissa McCarthy's Oscars Look Destroyed In Flood

The 52-year-old Nine Perfect Strangers star attended the event in a head-turning scarlet gown by Christian Siriano that featured long blouson sleeves, a high neck, and a voluminous tulle skirt with ruched panels.

However, it wasn’t what she was supposed to wear originally. The first dress, unfortunately, was destroyed when a pipe burst in the designer’s studio just six days before the Academy Awards.

Siriano made an appearance on E!’s Oscars red carpet pre-show and revealed that he’d created the gown McCarthy was wearing just days before the event.

He said the actress’ original dress wasn’t the only one that was ruined in the flooding, and they “were just freaking out all day,” Page Six reported.

“I took the last dress with me on the plane yesterday … I dropped it off myself,” the Project Runway season four winner added.

Siriano described the whole experience as “traumatizing” and didn’t want to say anything about it at first.

“I wasn’t gonna say anything about what really happened because I don’t want the actress who’s wearing something to know that her dress was fully remade,” he explained.

It all ended well, though, and McCarthy got to enjoy her red carpet moment.

As for the inspiration behind the design, he said he wanted something grand because the Thunder Force star had a lot to celebrate that evening.

“It’s a big moment. She’s about to be in such an incredible film for Disney playing Ursula in 'The Little Mermaid,' how fabulous,” he explained. “So I just wanted to give her a really fabulous fashion moment.”

McCarthy attended the Oscars to present the first official trailer of the Disney live-action movie alongside her costar, Halle Bailey, who plays Ariel.

Both actresses looked stylish onstage. Bailey chose a strapless aqua-blue corset gown by Dolce & Gabbana, topped off with a braided updo.

The movie also stars Jonah Hauer-King as Prince Eric, Javier Bardem as King Triton, Awkwafina as Scuttle, Daveed Diggs as Sebastian, Jacob Tremblay as Flounder, and Lin-Manuel Miranda as Le Chef Louis.

Siriano, 37, previously shared the flooding mishap on his TikTok page.

In the video uploaded on March 6, he showed viewers around his damaged studio, with water dripping down from the ceiling.

“When it’s 6 days before the Oscar’s [sic] and it’s raining in my studio because a pipe burst…Hope these gowns are ok! Wow… happy Monday to us,” the voiceover said.

The gowns turned out to not be okay, but thanks to the Maryland-born designer’s speed and talent, his fabulous garments still made it to the ball.

Aside from McCarthy, Siriano also dressed Alicia Silverstone that night for the Vanity Fair Oscar party. She looked dazzling in her asymmetrical green sequin gown with a thigh-high slit.

The Siriano squad at the Oscars also included YouTuber Lilly Singh, who opted for a fuchsia ensemble consisting of a floor-length coat and wide-leg pants.

For Shohreh Aghdashloo, he created a black-and-white ballgown with a powerful statement about the women of Iran.