Name: ALEXANDER McQUEEN A/W 2009 “The Horn Of Plenty” Black Trash Bag Shirt Skirt Set
Brand: Alexander McQueen
Rating: 4.9 (95 reviews)

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ALEXANDER McQUEEN A/W 2009 “The Horn Of Plenty” Black Trash Bag Shirt Skirt Set Brand / Manufacturer: Alexander McQueen Collection: A/W 2009 “The Horn Of Plenty”- Runway looks #32, #16 Designer: Alexander McQueen Style: Tie-neck blouse; pleated circle skirt Color(s): Black Lined: No Marked Fabric Content: “100% Polyamide” (top); “100% polyamide” (skirt shell); “100% polyamide” (crinoline underskirt, lining) Additional Details / Inclusions: Black tie-neck blouse and circle skirt set. Fitted blouse with bust darts and longline waist darts in front of blouse; longline waist darts in back of blouse. Slightly curved side seams tapering in at waistline. High standing collar with tie closure detail; long, wide ties at center front collar opening. Long barrel sleeves with pleating at cuffs; long vented cuffs with buttonholes at top and hem. Button cufflinks in separate packaging. Hidden placket center front button-up closure. Full circle skirt with thin attached waistband, side pleating detail. Large tulle crinoline layered underskirt with lining attached at top interior waistband. Hidden lapped zipper closure at left side seam. Interior hook closure at left waistband above zipper closure; elastic loop button closure at interior left waistband. Skirt featured in the Met Museum’s “Punk Chaos to Couture” gala exhibit. Made In: Italy Additional Packaging: Button cufflinks MEASUREMENTS & SIZING: Marked Size: “40” (Blouse, skirt) Bust: 35" (Top) Waist: 30" (Top) Hip: 35" (Top) Length: 24" (Top) Waist: 28" (Skirt) Hip: 36" (Skirt) Length: 30" (Skirt) CONDITION: B (see guide). Some extremely faint scattered pinprick size spots at skirt exterior; one very minor small seam separation at interior lining near bottom of zipper (not visible when worn, not noticeable except upon extremely close inspection). Some extremely faint light discoloration at right exterior underarm (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
Place of Origin:
Italy
Period:
2000-2009
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use.
Seller Location:
Thiensville, WI
Reference Number:
Seller: EI:014229_1/E1stDibs: LU541310805912

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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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