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Alexander McQueen 2011 Brocade Dress in Magenta Pink, Black & Gold Floral Print

About the Item

Alexander Mcqueen deep pink dress with a stunning gold and black Oriental inspired floral weave throughout, circa 2011. Fitted pencil style, sleeveless. Back zip and hook and eye with short slit at back. Same print as the stunning gown in Look 34 in the Pre-Fall 2011 Lookbook collection by Sarah Burton (see final image). 69% polyester, 17% silk, 14% viscose. Fully lined in 71% acetate, 29% silk. Size IT 40, approximate US 4, but may run small. See measurements. Bust (underarm to underarm) 33". Waist 29". Hip 37". Length (shoulder to hem) 39". Good condition. Some areas of the fabric show a slight puckering, and there is some faint fuzzing to the embroidery in some areas. Very hard to notice, since this is such a showstopper, and a pro cleaning/ironing may smooth it out a bit. See closeup. Note that video was created by AI and is not of actual dress.

Designer:
Alexander McQueen
Brand:
Alexander McQueen
Dimensions:
Marked Size: IT 40, US 4 (EU)Bust: 33 in (83.82 cm)Waist: 29 in (73.66 cm)Hip: 37 in (93.98 cm)Shoulder to Hem: 39 in (99.06 cm)
Place of Origin:
Italy
Period:
2010-
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use. Very good condition, light general wear to fabric.
Seller Location:
San Francisco, CA
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU354229764952

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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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