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Alexander Mcqueen Gown 2004

Alexander  McQueen 2004 runway gown
Alexander  McQueen 2004 runway gown

Alexander McQueen 2004 runway gown

By Alexander McQueen

Located in CAPELLE AAN DEN IJSSEL, ZH

Look 50 of the Alexander Mcqueen 2004FW runway show. A short version of this design was seen

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Early 2000s Evening Dresses

McQueen Purple gown, Autumn/Winter 2004
McQueen Purple gown, Autumn/Winter 2004

McQueen Purple gown, Autumn/Winter 2004

By Alexander McQueen

Located in New York, NY

Alexander McQueen Runway Look 45 from the fall 2004 "Pantheon As Lecum" show. McQueen's intention

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Early 2000s Evening Gowns

S/S 2004 Alexander McQueen Mesh Cut Out Dress
S/S 2004 Alexander McQueen Mesh Cut Out Dress

S/S 2004 Alexander McQueen Mesh Cut Out Dress

By Alexander McQueen

Located in Austin, TX

Alexander McQueen S/S 2004 mesh bodice cutout dress. Stretch Bust: 15.5”, Waist: 20”, Hips: 40

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Early 2000s Italian Evening Dresses and Gowns

2004 ALEXANDER MCQUEEN black wool dress with white hand-stitching
2004 ALEXANDER MCQUEEN black wool dress with white hand-stitching

2004 ALEXANDER MCQUEEN black wool dress with white hand-stitching

By Alexander McQueen

Located in San Fransisco, CA

Alexander McQueen, Spring/Summer 2004 A striking black sleeveless dress from Alexander McQueen

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Early 2000s Italian Evening Dresses and Gowns

Alexander McQueen Black Cocktail Dress with Anatomical Seamwork, 2004
Alexander McQueen Black Cocktail Dress with Anatomical Seamwork, 2004

Alexander McQueen Black Cocktail Dress with Anatomical Seamwork, 2004

By Alexander McQueen

Located in Los Angeles, CA

From Alexander McQueen iconic 2004 Spring/Summer collection. Sexy sheath in black in a luxe wool

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21st Century and Contemporary Cocktail Dresses

Alexander McQueen black silk devoré corseted evening dress, fw 2004
Alexander McQueen black silk devoré corseted evening dress, fw 2004

Alexander McQueen black silk devoré corseted evening dress, fw 2004

By Alexander McQueen

Located in London, GB

▪ Alexander McQueen evening dress ▪ Fine black silk devoré ▪ Cowl neck ▪ Built-in silk organza

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Early 2000s Italian Evening Dresses and Gowns

Alexander McQueen Peach Silk Evening Dress with Corset Bodysuit & Bra, SS 2004
Alexander McQueen Peach Silk Evening Dress with Corset Bodysuit & Bra, SS 2004

Alexander McQueen Peach Silk Evening Dress with Corset Bodysuit & Bra, SS 2004

By Alexander McQueen

Located in London, GB

▪ Brand: Alexander McQueen ▪ Creative Director: Lee Alexander McQueen ▪ Collection: Spring-Summer

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Early 2000s Italian Evening Dresses

Alexander McQueen Layered Shirt and Denim Skirt Dress with Embroidery, SS 2004
Alexander McQueen Layered Shirt and Denim Skirt Dress with Embroidery, SS 2004

Alexander McQueen Layered Shirt and Denim Skirt Dress with Embroidery, SS 2004

By Alexander McQueen

Located in London, GB

McQueen ▪ Creative Director: Lee Alexander McQueen ▪ Collection: Spring-Summer 2004 ▪ Fabric: Cotton

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Early 2000s Italian Evening Dresses and Gowns

Alexander McQueen silk animal print beaded off shoulder evening dress, fw 2004
Alexander McQueen silk animal print beaded off shoulder evening dress, fw 2004

Alexander McQueen silk animal print beaded off shoulder evening dress, fw 2004

By Alexander McQueen

Located in London, GB

▪ Alexander McQueen silk evening dress ▪ Brass beaded bands with amber stones ▪ Long full sleeves

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Early 2000s Italian Evening Dresses and Gowns

Recent Sales

Fall 2004 RTW Alexander McQueen Purple Jersey Gown
Fall 2004 RTW Alexander McQueen Purple Jersey Gown

Fall 2004 RTW Alexander McQueen Purple Jersey Gown

By Alexander McQueen

Located in Toronto, Ontario

Alexander McQueen purple gown from his 2004 ready-to-wear collection. Jersey with satin banding

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Evening Dresses

Alexander McQueen Spring-Summer 2004 'Deliverance' silk chiffon evening gown
Alexander McQueen Spring-Summer 2004 'Deliverance' silk chiffon evening gown

Alexander McQueen Spring-Summer 2004 'Deliverance' silk chiffon evening gown

By Alexander McQueen

Located in London, GB

Alexander McQueen Spring-Summer 2004 'Deliverance' collection - bias cut technique - mosaic

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Early 2000s Italian Evening Dresses and Gowns

Alexander McQueen dress 'Deliverance' Summer 2004
Alexander McQueen dress 'Deliverance' Summer 2004

Alexander McQueen dress 'Deliverance' Summer 2004

By Alexander McQueen

Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR

ALEXANDER MCQUEEN - (Made in Italy) Long silk dress with salmon-pink drapery. The top of the dress

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Early 2000s European Cocktail Dresses

Alexander McQueen Pink Stripe Ruffle Dress 2004
Alexander McQueen Pink Stripe Ruffle Dress 2004

Alexander McQueen Pink Stripe Ruffle Dress 2004

By Alexander McQueen

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Vintage Alexander McQueen sleeveless pink stripe ruffle dress featuring two color ways of striped

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Early 2000s English Evening Dresses and Gowns

Alexander McQueen black silk scarf evening dress, fw 2004
Alexander McQueen black silk scarf evening dress, fw 2004

Alexander McQueen black silk scarf evening dress, fw 2004

By Alexander McQueen

Located in London, GB

Alexander McQueen black evening dress with appliquéd silk scarfs fastening around the hips. Fall

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Early 2000s Italian Evening Dresses and Gowns

Alexander Mcqueen 2004 "Pantheon as lecum" jersey dress
Alexander Mcqueen 2004 "Pantheon as lecum" jersey dress

Alexander Mcqueen 2004 "Pantheon as lecum" jersey dress

By Alexander McQueen

Located in Beverly Hills, CA

Alexander Mcqueen Black Jersey Long Sleeve 2004 runway dress. Fabric : Matte jersey and silk

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Cocktail Dresses

Alexander McQueen silk chiffon collage print bias-cut evening dress, ss 2004
Alexander McQueen silk chiffon collage print bias-cut evening dress, ss 2004

Alexander McQueen silk chiffon collage print bias-cut evening dress, ss 2004

By Alexander McQueen

Located in London, GB

▪ Alexander McQueen evening dress ▪ Constructed from bias-cut silk chiffon panels with a

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Early 2000s Italian Evening Dresses and Gowns

Alexander McQueen peach silk corseted bias cut evening dress and caplet, ss 2004
Alexander McQueen peach silk corseted bias cut evening dress and caplet, ss 2004

Alexander McQueen peach silk corseted bias cut evening dress and caplet, ss 2004

By Alexander McQueen

Located in London, GB

▪ Alexander McQueen peach evening dress ▪ 100% Silk ▪ Built-in corseted bodysuit with underwire bra

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Early 2000s Italian Evening Dresses and Gowns

2004 ALEXANDER MCQUEEN silk bias cut gown with embroidery and sequins
2004 ALEXANDER MCQUEEN silk bias cut gown with embroidery and sequins

2004 ALEXANDER MCQUEEN silk bias cut gown with embroidery and sequins

By Alexander McQueen

Located in San Fransisco, CA

Jet black silk bias cut gown with black floral embroidery and sequins from Alexander McQueen dating

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Evening Dresses and Gowns

Alexander McQueen 2004 Ivory Satin Draped Halter Dress
Alexander McQueen 2004 Ivory Satin Draped Halter Dress

Alexander McQueen 2004 Ivory Satin Draped Halter Dress

By Alexander McQueen

Located in Hong Kong, HK

Alexander Mcqueen 2004 Silk Dress with Asymmetric Bottom. Light Smoke Style Printing Size M Low

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Early 2000s Evening Dresses and Gowns

Alexander McQueen Autumn-Winter 2004 nude silk cocktail dress
Alexander McQueen Autumn-Winter 2004 nude silk cocktail dress

Alexander McQueen Autumn-Winter 2004 nude silk cocktail dress

By Alexander McQueen

Located in London, GB

Alexander McQueen Autumn-Winter 2004 nude silk cocktail dress

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Early 2000s Italian Evening Dresses and Gowns

Multicolor Alexander McQueen Cutout Open Back Dancer Dress Spring 2004
Multicolor Alexander McQueen Cutout Open Back Dancer Dress Spring 2004

Multicolor Alexander McQueen Cutout Open Back Dancer Dress Spring 2004

By Alexander McQueen

Located in Switzerland, CH

FAMOUS SPRING 2004 COLLECTION Gorgeous silk print dress by Alexander McQueen Sexy open back with

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Early 2000s Italian Evening Dresses

Alexander McQueen bias cut silk lingerie evening dress, Spring-Summer 2004
Alexander McQueen bias cut silk lingerie evening dress, Spring-Summer 2004

Alexander McQueen bias cut silk lingerie evening dress, Spring-Summer 2004

By Alexander McQueen

Located in London, GB

McQueen 'Deliverance' Spring-Summer 2004 runway collection. European 34 - Italian 38 - UK 6 - US 2 - XS

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Early 2000s Italian Evening Dresses and Gowns

Alexander McQueen peach silk jersey dress with leather bra, ss 2004
Alexander McQueen peach silk jersey dress with leather bra, ss 2004

Alexander McQueen peach silk jersey dress with leather bra, ss 2004

By Alexander McQueen

Located in London, GB

Presenting an exquisite Alexander McQueen peach silk jersey evening dress from the spring-summer

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Early 2000s Italian Evening Dresses and Gowns

Alexander McQueen black rib knit mini dress with leather bustier, ss 2004
Alexander McQueen black rib knit mini dress with leather bustier, ss 2004

Alexander McQueen black rib knit mini dress with leather bustier, ss 2004

By Alexander McQueen

Located in London, GB

▪ Alexander McQueen mini dress ▪ Spring-Summer 2004 ▪ Constructed from black rib knit, spandex

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Early 2000s Italian Evening Dresses and Gowns

Alexander McQueen Spring/Summer 2004 Deliverance Collection Gown
Alexander McQueen Spring/Summer 2004 Deliverance Collection Gown

Alexander McQueen Spring/Summer 2004 Deliverance Collection Gown

By Alexander McQueen

Located in New York, NY

This intricately cut Alexander McQueen gown with shredded squares of chiffon fitted on the bias

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21st Century and Contemporary British Evening Gowns

Alexander McQueen Fall 2004 Runway Purple Silk Twist Tie Up Gown
Alexander McQueen Fall 2004 Runway Purple Silk Twist Tie Up Gown

Alexander McQueen Fall 2004 Runway Purple Silk Twist Tie Up Gown

By Alexander McQueen

Located in Hertfordshire, GB

Alexander McQueen Fall 2004 - seen on the runway and worn multiple times by Queen Mary of Denmark

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Early 2000s Evening Dresses

McQueen Purple gown, Autumn/Winter 2004
McQueen Purple gown, Autumn/Winter 2004

McQueen Purple gown, Autumn/Winter 2004

By Alexander McQueen

Located in London, GB

Designed by Alexander McQueen for his 2004 collection "Pantheon as Lecum”, this spectacular

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Early 2000s British Evening Gowns

Vintage 2004 Alexander McQueen Lifetime Runway Pink Silk Cut-Out Ruffle Gown
Vintage 2004 Alexander McQueen Lifetime Runway Pink Silk Cut-Out Ruffle Gown

Vintage 2004 Alexander McQueen Lifetime Runway Pink Silk Cut-Out Ruffle Gown

By Alexander McQueen

Located in Beverly Hills, CA

inches Total Length: 60 inches This 2004 Alexander McQueen gown ensemble is in beautiful condition with

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Early 2000s European Aesthetic Evening Dresses

Alexander McQueen"They Shoot Horses" 2004 Corset Dress
Alexander McQueen"They Shoot Horses" 2004 Corset Dress

Alexander McQueen"They Shoot Horses" 2004 Corset Dress

By Alexander McQueen

Located in Cloverdale, CA

From one of McQueen's most collectable collections, 2004's, "They Shoot Horses Don't They?"

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21st Century and Contemporary French Contemporary Evening Dresses and Gowns

F/W 2004 Look#40 Vintage Alexander Mcqueen Dress
F/W 2004 Look#40 Vintage Alexander Mcqueen Dress

F/W 2004 Look#40 Vintage Alexander Mcqueen Dress

By Alexander McQueen

Located in Montgomery, TX

F/W 2004 Look#40 Vintage Alexander McQueen Dress Tags attached IT SIze 44 - US 8

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Cocktail Dresses

Alexander McQueen pastel printed silk chiffon patchwork evening dress, ca. 2004
Alexander McQueen pastel printed silk chiffon patchwork evening dress, ca. 2004

Alexander McQueen pastel printed silk chiffon patchwork evening dress, ca. 2004

By Alexander McQueen

Located in London, London

Alexander McQueen; Silk chiffon patchwork evening dress in a pastel mosaic print with built-in bra

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Early 2000s Italian Evening Dresses and Gowns

S/S 2004 Alexander McQueen Purple Slip Dress with Cross-Back Straps
S/S 2004 Alexander McQueen Purple Slip Dress with Cross-Back Straps

S/S 2004 Alexander McQueen Purple Slip Dress with Cross-Back Straps

By Alexander McQueen

Located in North Hollywood, CA

S/S 2004 Alexander McQueen purple silk slip dress with cross-back straps. Fitted scoop neck dress

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Early 2000s Evening Dresses

2004 F/W Alexander McQueen Purple Tie Runway Dress
2004 F/W Alexander McQueen Purple Tie Runway Dress

2004 F/W Alexander McQueen Purple Tie Runway Dress

By Alexander McQueen

Located in Rockwood, ON

"The pale faces and fluffy baby hair ringlets of the McQueen's models this season speak of

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21st Century and Contemporary Cocktail Dresses

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By Chanel

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Alexander Mcqueen Gown 2004 For Sale on 1stDibs

On 1stDibs, you can find the most appropriate vintage or contemporary alexander mcqueen gown 2004 for your needs in our varied inventory. Our collection includes a variety of colors, spanning Black, Brown, Gray and more. When shopping for these accessories, you’ll find that there are less available pieces for men or unisex today than there are for women.

How Much is a Alexander Mcqueen Gown 2004?

The price for a alexander mcqueen gown 2004 starts at $1,200 and tops out at $27,904, and on average, selling for $3,996.

Alexander McQueen for sale on 1stDibs

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.

Find vintage Alexander McQueen fashion and accessories — including the designer's coveted bags and comfortable, stretchy jersey knit dresses and gowns — on 1stDibs.

Finding the Right Evening-dresses for You

With entire museum exhibitions dedicated to examining fashion designers and their creations, we’re finally recognizing that costuming is art. Evening dresses over time have conveyed specific statements about social class, position and beliefs. Fashion is a powerful means of self-expression, and sophisticated vintage evening dresses and gowns by our favorite couturier play no small role in making us feel wonderful but, perhaps more importantly, making us feel like ourselves.

In the 16th century, dresses and gowns were so important that England's Queen Elizabeth I defined rules about what dresses women could wear — guidance included long skirts and fitted bodices. Forward-thinking designers have responded to this history.

Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel reimagined traditionally masculine garments for feminine shapes, and her elegant evening dresses and gowns promoted comfort and grace in women’s wear that had been dominated in the previous century by layers of fabric. Christian Dior's gowns celebrated luxury and femininity in the late 1940s — and gave to women the gift of glamour they’d lost in the miserable years of the war. French fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent introduced innovative and highly coveted dress designs in the 1960s while at the same time challenging sexist stereotypes about which members of society could wear tuxedos.

Works by unconventional British designer John Galliano — featured in houses like Givenchy and Dior — redefined limits that dressmakers faced in terms of material, construction and vision during the late 20th century. From his embroidered absinthe-green Oscars gown for actress Nicole Kidman to the iconic sleeveless Dior newspaper dress that Sex and the City’s Carrie Bradshaw made famous, Galliano’s intricate and multifaceted work is reliably collectible and newsworthy

Today’s designers target an increasingly broad audience with their boundary-crossing work, and their tendency to play off of each other’s ideas means that every walk down the runway is also a walk through an entire history of fashion design and dress craftsmanship.

Whether you gravitate toward backless maxi dresses or silk charmeuse gowns by Alexander McQueen or embellished, ruffled floral-print designs by Chloe or Versace, there is an extraordinary collection of vintage and designer evening dresses and gowns waiting for you on 1stDibs.