Evening pantsuit
Brand
Alexander McQueen
(English, founded 1992)
Designer
Alexander McQueen
(1969 - 2010)
Fall 1997
Acetate, nylon, and spandex blend
Museum purchase
Object number2016.110.1
Alexander McQueen was fashion’s rosarian. His extraordinary creativity was fueled by the flower’s visceral associations and historical contexts—with blood, battle, dark romance, death, and decay. This suit combines the conventionally “masculine” appeal of the tailored suit with the traditionally “feminine” decorative trope of the rose.
DescriptionBlack evening pantsuit in stretch satin blend; double breasted jacket with dusty rose neck panel and embroidered roses at right side and back; straight pantsExhibitions