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ALEXANDER McQUEEN S/S 1995 “The Birds” Cream Blazer Jacket w/ Birth + Hair Label

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ALEXANDER McQUEEN S/S 1995 “The Birds” Cream Blazer Jacket w/ Iconic Birth & Hair Labels Brand / Manufacturer: Alexander McQueen Collection: S/S 1995 “The Birds” Designer: Alexander McQueen Style: Tailored blazer jacket Color(s): Cream Lined: Yes Unmarked Fabric Content (feel of): Silk blend (exterior shell); rayon (lining) Additional Packaging: Additional buttons Additional Details / Inclusions: Alexander McQueen cream single button tailored blazer jacket. Tailored blazer jacket with aesthetic triangular panel side seam detail at front of jacket; “V” shaped yoke at back of jacket with short princess seams below yoke. Dramatically peaked lapel collar. Short horizontal darts at front bustline of blazer jacket under lapel. Two slashed closed pockets at front of blazer lower angled seam. Tailored two-piece long sleeves with singular button closure at vented cuff. Slightly structured shoulders with shoulder pads attached at interior shell of blazer. Double open vents at bottom of back princess seams. Single-button center front closure. Alexander McQueen S/S 1995 blazer jacket containing the rare full detailed large date of birth label. Blazer jacket also contains the iconic and rare lock of hair label found in garments from his early collections such as A/W 1994 “Banshee, S/S 1995 “The Birds” and A/W 1996 “Dante” which had the locks of hair in Perapex pouches sewn into the lining of the garments. MEASUREMENTS & SIZING: Marked Size: “42” Bust: 35" Waist: 30" Hip: 35" Length: 23" CONDITION: BC/C (see guide). Scattered faint pinhead size spots to upper and lower front exterior of jacket; scattered faint pinhead size spots at upper and lower back exterior of jacket (not noticeable except upon inspection). Faint spots at exterior of shoulders (not noticeable except upon close inspection). Faint scattered pinhead size spots to interior/under lapel; some faint spots at back interior neckline (not visible when worn, not noticeable except upon inspection). Some pinprick size imperfections to center back interior lining; one small seam separation to interior left armhole (not visible when worn, not noticeable except upon close inspection). Some cracks to interior Perapex hair pouch (not visible when worn, not noticeable except upon 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:
1990-1999
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use.
Seller Location:
Thiensville, WI
Reference Number:
Seller: EI:014205_1/E/W1stDibs: LU541310513432
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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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