Object: Dress
Brand:
Alexander McQueen
(English, founded 1992)
Designer:
Alexander McQueen
(1969 - 2010)
Date: Spring 2010
Medium: Digitally printed silk satin and chiffon
Country: England
Credit Line: Museum purchase
Object number: 2010.77.1
Descriptionsilk satin and chiffon short dress in a multicolor reptile / snake patterned photo digital print, double layered seamed sections, short cap sleeves, plunging V-neckline with pleated chiffon overlay, fitted waist and skirt, draped hip with chiffon overlay, intricate cut and seaming
Label Text:Alexander McQueen’s inimitable creative genius was nowhere more evident than in his futuristic "Plato’s Atlantis" collection. It envisioned a future of human reversion to an animal state, with computer-generated imagery suggesting reptilian markings. As Sarah Mower noted: “Each dress was a work of computer-generated art crossbred with McQueen’s couture-based signature cut.”
In Collection(s)
Exhibitions:
- Fashion, A-Z: Highlights from the Collection of the Museum at FIT (Part Two)
- Force of Nature