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ALEXANDER McQUEEN A/W 1996 “Dante” Black Blazer Jacket w/ Hair + Birth Label

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ALEXANDER McQUEEN A/W 1996 “Dante” Black Blazer Jacket w/ Hair + Birth Label Brand / Manufacturer: Alexander McQueen Collection: A/W 1996 “Dante”- Runway look #71 Designer: Alexander McQueen Style: Asymmetric blazer jacket Color(s): Black Lined: Yes Marked Fabric Content: “Viscose, wool” (shell); “100% viscose” (lining) Unmarked Fabric Content (feel of): Perspex (hair label) Additional Details / Inclusions: Black wool blend asymmetric blazer jacket. Tailored blazer with longline waist darts in front; armhole princess seams in back. Dramatic peaked lapel collar; buttonholes at each lapel peak. Deep “V” style neckline. Asymmetric draped detail at left front of blazer near neckline; excess fabric creating draping detail in front. Tailored two-piece long slightly flared sleeves with closed vent cuffs; single-button closure at cuffs. Structured square shoulders with shoulder pads attached at the interior shell of jacket. Two functional jetted pockets with flaps in front of blazer; single faux welt breast pocket at front right of blazer. Center front hidden placket button closure; single exposed button at top of button closures. Alexander McQueen black blazer jacket containing the rare full date of birth informational label as well as iconic and rare lock of hair label found in select garment pieces from his early collections such as A/W 1994 “Banshee”, A/W 1996 “Dante”, and the iconic S/S 1995 “The Birds.” These labels contain locks of hair preserved in Perspex pouches that are sewn into the lining, or on the exterior, of these rare and iconic garment pieces. Made In: Italy Additional Packaging: No MEASUREMENTS & SIZING: Marked Size: “6” Bust: 34" Waist: 30" Hip: 34" Length: 23" CONDITION: B/BC (see guide). Scattered minor pinprick size imperfections to interior lining at back neckline, hem, center front; very faint pinprick size marks at interior button placket (not visible when worn, not noticeable except upon very close inspection). Some faint discoloration at back neckline interior lining; some very faint discoloration to interior underarm lining (not visible when worn, not noticeable except upon close inspection). Scattered pinprick size imperfections/marks to interior sleeve linings; Scattered pinhead/pencil head size marks/spots at interior left sleeve lining (not visible when worn). Very minor pinprick size run at center back exterior hem (not noticeable except upon close inspection). Please refer to photos provided. AA - New with Tags / Packaging (may show minimal signs of retail handling / shelf wear) A - New without Tags / Packaging (may show minimal signs of retail handling / shelf wear) AB - Next to New / Excellent Preowned (no significant signs of use / imperfections) B - Very Good Preowned / light signs of use (may have insignificant signs of use / imperfections). BC - Good Preowned / moderate signs of use (may have visible signs of use / imperfections) C – Fair Preowned condition / used (may have significant signs of use / imperfections)

Designer:
Alexander McQueen
Brand:
Alexander McQueen
Place of Origin:
Italy
Period:
1990-1999
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use.
Seller Location:
Thiensville, WI
Reference Number:
Seller: EI:014338_1/W1stDibs: LU541311027822
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Alexander McQueen

British fashion designer Lee Alexander McQueen, the original creative engine behind the Alexander McQueen label, was beloved for his expert tailoring and theatrical runway shows. After his suicide in 2010, fans left tributes to the man and his talents outside Alexander McQueen boutiques worldwide. Record-breaking crowds visited the posthumous retrospective of the designer’s work at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City and the Victoria and Albert in London.

The inspirations for vintage Alexander McQueen bags, dresses, jackets and other items came from many quarters — film, music, current events, history, his heritage and fashions of the past. The designer's runway presentations were not just displays of clothing but were personal expressions of the zeitgeist, often touching on our cultural anxieties and concerns. McQueen’s own thoughts and feelings about love, death, gender, genocide, colonialism, global warming and the extinction of species all appear in his pieces.

McQueen certainly shook up fashion; he was a born Rottweiler. His upbringing on a council estate in north London played a part, but his family was close and supportive, not dysfunctional. He was proud of his Scottish heritage: He was a defiant fashion warrior. His historical themes and shows — such as “Highland Rape,” 2002, which was inspired by England’s “rape of Scotland,” as McQueen called it — always invoked powerful reactions from his audience of fashion pros.

“What you see in the work is the person himself. And my heart is in my work,” McQueen told Harper’s Bazaar in 2007.

It is perhaps this heart, and the heart’s exposure, that drew the crowds and made McQueen's creations both popular and emotionally resonant. Because the work was personal and thus layered with feeling, the motifs — decorative embellishments and fabric choices — have meaning. In other words, in McQueen’s oeuvre, plaid is more than simply a pattern.

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