2015.1.2

Images (3)

MinMax_19 2018.3.1 (necklace), 2015.1.2 (dress)

MinMax_18 Left to right 2018.3.1 (necklace case), 2015.1.2 (tartan dress), 2008.47.2 (ensemble), 2007.58.1 (multicolor ensemble), 2010.56.2 (bag case), 2008.67.1 (gown), 2010.46.1 (dress and shoes), 2019.21.5 (jumpsuit), 2010.52.2 (coat), 2016.7.1 (bag case), 2011.40.2 (dress)

Object: Dress

Brand: Givenchy Couture

Designer: Alexander McQueen (1969 - 2010)

Date: Fall/Winter 1997-1998

Medium: Tartan wool, black silk satin, black and white lace, silver metal, and rhinestones

Country: France

Credit Line: Museum purchase

Object number: 2015.1.2

DescriptionTartan wool mini coat dress in red, black and yellow; engageantes style sleeves with pleated white lace and black silk satin ruffle trim, also at hem; appliqued black guipure lace at CF, hem and sleeves; flared skirt; severe padded shoulders; notch collar, wide peek lapels; silver filigree metal and rhinestone CF buttons; front flapped besom pockets

Label Text:Alexander McQueen’s designs conveyed fantasy and drama. His Elect Dissect couture collection told the story of a doctor who murdered women to create hybrid creatures that haunted the living. The collection embraced mixed visual references from Scottish tartan and Spanish lace to Burmese necklaces and eastern folk dress, challenging viewers to explore new notions of beauty.

Exhibitions:

Reinvention and Restlessness: Fashion in the Nineties
Minimalism / Maximalism: Fashion Extremes