Object: Evening dress
Brand:
Alexander McQueen
(English, founded 1992)
Designer:
Alexander McQueen
(1969 - 2010)
Date: Spring/Summer 2003
Medium: Silk chiffon
Country: England
Credit Line: Museum purchase
Object number: 2016.15.1
DescriptionDress, blue, red, yellow and orange feather print evening dress in chiffon; flyaway scarf panels at back shoulder; boned bodice, handkerchief hem
Label Text:The pattern on this dress evokes the plumage of the scarlet macaw. Birds, often symbolic of transformation in art and literature, were a constant leitmotif in Alexander McQueen’s designs. “If he was referencing a bird, he wanted to reproduce the exact feather pattern,” recalled stylist Katy England. “He wanted it to be completely authentic.” McQueen’s spring 2003 collection was titled "Irere", an indigenous Amazonian word for transformation.
In Collection(s)
Exhibitions:
- Force of Nature