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ALEXANDER McQUEEN S/S 2009 “Natural Distinction” Crystal Kaleidoscope Maxi Dress

Name: ALEXANDER McQUEEN S/S 2009 “Natural Distinction” Crystal Kaleidoscope Maxi Dress
Brand: Alexander McQueen
Rating: 4.9 (93 reviews)

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One of a Kind - SAMPLE ALEXANDER McQUEEN S/S 2009 “Natural Distinction” Crystal Kaleidoscope Maxi Dress Brand / Manufacturer: Alexander McQueen Collection: S/S 2009 “Natural Dis-tinction” Designer: Alexander McQueen Style: Maxi dress/ Gown Color(s): Shades of yellow, white, black, orange, green, blue, gray Lined: No Unmarked Fabric Content (feel of): Viscose/Rayon blend Additional Details / Inclusions: Alexander McQueen Multicolor kaleidoscope print maxi dress. Fitted maxi dress with dramatically curved side seams tapering in at waistline, below hips; side seams taper out at hips. Shallow rounded neckline. Sleeveless. Iconic crystal kaleidoscope print in shades of yellow, white, green, orange, black, and gray. Full-length maxi dress with unfinished raw edge hem. Fabric has stretch, form-fitting style. Slip-on, no closures. No labels. Additional Packaging: No MEASUREMENTS & SIZING: (Flat,unstretched) Unmarked Size: X-Small/Small (recommended / not a guarantee of fit) Bust: 28" Waist: 20" Hip: 26" Length: 68" CONDITION: BC (see guide). Scattered pinprick size runs/imperfections to each side seam from possible alteration; one pinhead size hole to each side seam where runs meet (not noticeable except upon very close inspection). Minor pinhead size short runs around edge of front and back hemline; few scattered tiny pinprick size imperfections around front and back hemline (not noticeable except upon close inspection). Several scattered faint pinrpick size speckles throughout fabric print (part of manufacturing, 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
Period:
2000-2009
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use.
Seller Location:
Thiensville, WI
Reference Number:
Seller: EI:014283_1/E/W1stDibs: LU541312098212

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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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