alexander mcqueen

Amazing 1990s Alexander McQueen Unusual Dark Charcoal Suit w Sequin Details

  • The label on the suit dates it to the early to mid-90s and it is almost certainly a production piece made for the shops
  • It was made under the creative direction of Alexander McQueen.
  • The suit is very unusual and shows the depth and range that he had in executing design.
  • Here he has almost taken the idea of the structured suit to its limits. The fabric is a deep charcoal nylon mix and it has a remarkable texture to it. It is also extremely light in weight and yet holds the shape that you see effortlessly. It is very interesting.
  • The collar is a collar within a collar. There is an inner piece that is meant to sit up and frame the face and then this is attached within a secondary collar that sits more on the outside of your shoulders.
  • The jacket is brought in at the waist and it ties into place on the outside and inside, letting you send it in as much as you wish. From there it curvee back out over the hips.
  • The sleeves are cut extra long and you can push them up or wear them over the top of your hands. They are cut on a bit of a curve and the cuffs are set on an angle with the fabric gathered and stitched up on one side. They flare out slightly and the fabric is caught up underneath itself so that they have a bit of puff to them. There is a strip of raw edged black netting that has a row of burnished gold sequins set on top of that to wrap around each wrist.
  • The skirt has that same sequin and netting detail at the very front and then it expands outward with a great amount of volume.
  • It is brought up and gathered all the way around in at different heights to create that incredible draped and puffed feel that it has. How it falls in the photos is how it naturally falls.
  • Both pieces are very light in weight so it is very easy to wear despite its intricate feeling design.
  • The jacket is fully lined in a black silk and the skirt has a lining behind the waist area and the rest of the skirt is unlined. The jacket ties to close at the waist and the skirt closes with side set exposed zipper. 
  • The jacket is tagged a McQueen 46 and the skirt a 40
  • Excellent condition and appears to have been worn very little if at all.

Jacket
Sleeves: approx 30" and are 12" around the upper on
Shoulders: 15.5"
Bust: to 19.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist-hips: adjustable with the ties
Total length: 22" from neck to hem

Skirt
Waist: 14" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: open
Total length: 31.5" from waist to hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED

Item# DD5149

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