Evening dress
Brand
Alexander McQueen
(English, founded 1992)
Designer
Alexander McQueen
(1969 - 2010)
2004
Silk
Museum purchase
Object number2016.104.1
Otherworldly images of orchids by photographer Peter Arnold creep across this columnar dress. According to Alexander McQueen, orchids were “pivotal” to his Pantheon ad Lucem collection. Despite the fragile beauty of orchids, they survive under difficult conditions and often grow as harmless attachments on trees. It is likely that these qualities of strength, beauty, and survival appealed to McQueen.
DescriptionDress grey silk, one shoulder, floor length, oversized purple pink orchid flower print.Collections
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