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Spring 2019 Alexander McQueen by Sarah Burton Pink Floral Silk Chiffon Dress w Side Cut Outs
- This dress is from the Spring 2019 collection.
- It was made under the creative direction of Sarah Burton.
- At the time Sarah told Vogue that the collection was "about sisterhood, about women's milestones and rituals; birth, christening's, weddings, funerals. It's about being strong and emotional, but also saying it's OK to show your vulnerability; not having to put a brave face on it."
- It is a terrifically beautiful dress and the colour in particular is just phenomenal.
- The dress is made out of of a silk chiffon that has a slight texture running through it and then the chiffon is covered in huge oversized flower petals and flowers.
- The choice of chiffon gives the dress enough weight to hold the shape but it feels magically light once on.
- The sleeves are long and they are left unlined so that there is a touch of transparency through them. I love how they are gathered into the shoulder and are wide and full all the way down the arm. At the cuff there is a band in the same fabric and a little button. They pouf out above the wrist beautifully once on.
- The shoulders are soft and the neck falls in a dramatic deep view at the front. On either side of the bust the fabric has been gathered vertically into the shoulder and then down into the front waist.
- At the back it repeats this vertical gathering into the centre of the back waist.
- The waist is seamed and detailed with an attached band that circles around you and ends in a beautiful soft bow at the front with a long trailing ties running down and over the front of the skirt.
- On either side of the waist there is an open cut out and once you see them, you realize how beautifully the vertical gatherings on the front and back have been set to highlight those cut outs.
- The open areas are set slightly back from the front so that they are truly at the sides. This makes them feel slightly subtle but at the same time when you do move in a way that they are exposed, that unexpected flash of bare skin is very sexy.
- The skirt falls to the floor from there and has an incredible amount of silk chiffon in it. I love how the width of the skirt flares out and it is very full by the time it reaches the floor. All of those yards of fabric gives you beautiful movement when you move.
- It is truly an extraordinary piece from the Sarah Burton era.
- The dress is lined in a pink silk and it closes with a hidden set back zipper. Each cuff closes with a button and loop. It still has its red loop tag that hang tag would have been attached to and was never worn.
- Tagged a modern McQueen 44
- Excellent condition.
Sleeves: 23.5" and they are full and open around the upper arm.
Shoulders: 15"
Bust: 17-19" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 15" flat across from side seam to side seam
Inner hips: to 25" flat across from side seam to side seam
Bodice: 13" from top of shoulder to waist
Total length: 64" from top of shoulder to hem
Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED
Item# DD5839
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