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Spring 2012 Alexander McQueen by Sarah Burton Black Lace Dress w Fabulously Full Lower Skirting
- The twin of this dress was featured in the Spring 2012 collection Lookbook sent out to select retailers.
- It was made under the creative direction of Sarah Burton.
- Lace was one of the primary fabrics that Sarah Burton used for the Spring 2012 collection and Vogue reported that "She based her collection on the three Gs: Grès for the pleating and draping, Gaudí for the architecture, and Gaia for the sense of all-encompassing oceanic life that infused the clothes, like the outfits composed of coral or shells."
- Pink wore its twin for an editorial shoot and Du Juan wore one on the red carpet.
- We have had a gold version in the shop before and I'm very pleased to have found this black one that matches the Lookbook and red carpets that it's twins appeared on.
- The dress is made out of a black lace that tops a pale nude silk underneath.
- The neckline is a scooped and the bodice is shaped to flow over your curves. The waist is a touch on the more easy side and you could easily add a wide corset belt to get the effect you see in the reference photos and really cinch it in.
- It curves over the hips to about the knee and then the lower skirts explodes out from there.
- Insets of the same lace with a layers of silk organza underskirts are set all the way around. If you lay the lower skirt out flat it has more volume than a full circle. This is what creates that incredibly full effect and the volume that the skirt has. We did not add any additional underskirts for these photos, all of that beautiful sweeping volume is all built-in.
- The back is cut slightly longer then the front so you get this beautiful sweeping effect behind you as you walk.
- This dress is Sarah at her best and a highly collectible piece.
- The dress is fully lined in a pale nude silk through the body of the dress and then silk organza is set under the lower skirts. It closes with a hidden set back zipper. It appears to have been worn very little if at all.
- Tagged McQueen 40.
- Excellent condition
Bust: to 17" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 13.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 17" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 63" from top of bodice to front hem and the back extends another 8" past that.
Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED
Item# DD5490
Reference Photos: (1) Spring 2012 Alexander McQueen Look Book. / (2-3) Pink photographed by Andrew MacPherson, Feb 2012. / (4) Du Juan at Deja Vu Screening, June 2012.
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