ALEXANDER McQUEEN S/S 2008 “La Dame Bleue” Purple Silk Fitted V Neck Mini Dress

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ALEXANDER McQUEEN S/S 2008 “La Dame Bleue” Purple Silk Fitted V Neck Mini Dress

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ALEXANDER McQUEEN S/S 2008 “La Dame Bleue” Purple Silk Fitted V Neck Mini Dress Brand / Manufacturer: Alexander McQueen Collection: S/S 2008 “La Dame Bleue” Designer: Alexander McQueen Style: Mini dress Color(s): Purple Lined: Yes Marked Fabric Content: “100% Silk” (shell); “74% acetate, 26% silk” (lining) Unmarked Fabric Content (feel of): Metal (closures) Additional Details / Inclusions: Purple silk satin structured sleeveless mini dress. Tailored sleeveless mini dress with bust darts at front of dress. Armhole princess seams at front; Slightly curved longline waist darts at back of dress. Aesthetic curved center back seam with topstitching detail; pointed notched detail at center back neckline. Notch detail at center back hem. Deep “V” neckline with flat lapel collar. Front panel pleat with two small closed vent slits at front of dress. Two faux jetted pockets with flaps at front of coat. Hidden lapped zipper closure at left side seam, interior hook closure at top. Made In: Italy Additional Packaging: No MEASUREMENTS & SIZING: Marked Size: “40” Bust: 34" Waist: 28" Hip: 34" Length: 31" CONDITION: BC (see guide). Very faint discoloration at interior underarm lining; very faint discoloration at interior upper back neckline (not visible when worn, not noticeable except upon close inspection). Some very faint discoloration at exterior underarm edges (not noticeable except upon very close inspection). Some very minor pinprick size runs at front left skirt; very minor pinpricks at back right exterior skirt (not noticeable except upon very close inspection). Some extremely faint pinprick size marks at front right skirt; extremely faint discoloration line at back exterior waistline (not noticeable except upon extremely 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:
2000-2009
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use.
Seller Location:
Thiensville, WI
Reference Number:
Seller: EI:013819_1/E1stDibs: LU541310336972

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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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