Alexander McQueen Dress SS 2021 Dramatic Sleeve White

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A stunning Alexander Mcqueen creation! Gathered sleeves, a defined waist, an asymmetrical skirt and an integrated belt. This dramatic dress is from Alexander McQueen's Spring-Summer 2021 collection. Worn by Jun Ji Hyun and Winnie Harlow on the Cover of l'officiel. The sleeves are to die for! An icoic signature detail of the '21 Collection. Chic and versatile, it is characterized by its unique cut that allows it to be worn with a pair of sneakers as well as heels. Beautiful construction with amazing details. Never worn before. Made in Italy Marked size 42 Fit is adjustable with matching belt ALEXANDER McQUEEN British fashion designer Lee Alexander McQueen (1969–2010), 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. McQueen’s inspirations came from many quarters — film, music, current events, history, his heritage and fashions of the past. His runway presentations were not just displays of clothing but were personal expressions of the zeitgeist, often touching on our cultural anxieties and concerns. McQueen is a fashion Icon and joins the top legends of fashion design history. please note that any pictures of documentation like runway shows are meant to show the style of the collcetion and vibe and do not show the actual piece for sale.

Designer:

Alexander McQueen for Givenchy Haute Couture

Brand:

Alexander McQueen

Place of Origin:

Italy

Period:

2010-

Condition:

Wear consistent with age and use.

Seller Location:

Berlin, DE

Reference Number:

1stDibs: LU2727221109032

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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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