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2010 Alexander McQueen Documented Insect Embroidered Net-Lace Yellow Mini Dress
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An absolutely stunning and ultra rare Alexander McQueen well-documented embroidered net lace yellow silk mini dress dating back to his lifetime 2010 resort collection. As shown, this gorgeous dress was also Naomi Campbell's choice look while attending Nick Knight's ShowStudio Opening Party as part of London Fashion Week Spring/Summer 2010. There are so many photos of her with Lee while wearing the twin of this dress that night. Alexander McQueen was known for combining superb tailoring with a dramatic aesthetic focus and this highly stylized mini dress is a perfect example of why the magic of Alexander McQueen is so missed. Style Magazine noted that the dress has "a bit of romance in the form of lace overlays as delicate as insect wings" and that the collection was inspired by the notion of an artist in his studio. Vogue stated that the collection "centered around patterns like line drawings", one may say tattoos. The intricate embroidered overlay on this dress would have been done specifically for each individual garment and you can see how the pattern perfectly meets at all seams. Each dress is a one-of-a-kind creation with no two being the exact same. He designed the garment to hug the body, creating shape while letting the textile shine. The hand embroidered black overlay is done on a delicate sheer netting. This lies over a sensational yellow silk underneath and the end result in magnificent. The netted embroidery covers the dress from shoulder to hem so that you get the impact of the design from every angle. It gives the dress the appearance of being tattooed in an epic insect style that only McQueen could envision. We added many pictures so you can appreciate this archival museum quality treasure.
Measurements
(marked a size 40)
Bust: 32-34 inches
Waist: 26-27 inches
Hips: up to 36 inches
Total Length: 33 inches
This 2010 Alexander McQueen dress is in beautiful condition with no rips, holes or stains. Fully lined in a yellow silk and closes at the back with a hidden center zipper. Highly wearable and an investment piece that will continue to increase in value.
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- Dimensions:Length: 33 in (83.82 cm)Marked Size: 40 (EU)
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- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use. Beautiful condition.
- Seller Location:Beverly Hills, CA
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU30922923922
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.
Find vintage Alexander McQueen fashion and accessories — including the designer's coveted bags and comfortable, stretchy jersey knit dresses and gowns — on 1stDibs.
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