Dress
Brand
Givenchy Couture
Designer
Alexander McQueen
(1969 - 2010)
Fall/Winter 1997-1998
Tartan wool, black silk satin, black and white lace, silver metal, and rhinestones
Museum purchase
Object number2015.1.2
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.
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 pocketsExhibitions