alexander mcqueen
Fabulous 2010 Alexander McQueen Bias Cut Liquid Black Silk Dress w Amazing Wide Loop Sleeves
- This dress is from the 2010 Alexander McQueen season.
- It was made under the creative direction of Alexander McQueen.
- A copy of this dress that was re-issued in an ivory for the 2011 wedding collection and versions were also made in 2007.
- I love having this version. It has that same bias cut draped feel as the McQueen that Elle Fanning borrowed and wore recently so we have added a photo of that to give you an idea of it on.
- The dress is made from a beautifully weighted silk that has that same liquid feel that the best of the 1930s pieces did that were made from this similar fabrics.
- The colour is fascinating. It is a black in most lights, but in certain bright lights it has a blue undertone that comes out and gives it the appearance of an almost deep deep blue black.
- Like those dresses of the thirties this is also cut on the bias but with a more shaped silhouette. I love that the fabric is heavy enough and that the dress is lined so that it will not highlight 'flaws' underneath like some bias cut pieces can.
- It is cut to flow over the body and skims over the bust, waist and hips to the floor.
- The neckline drops into a V at the front. It glides over the bust and there is a soft curving seam that starts at the bust and runs down into the side seam. This not only helps to add a little shape but it also becomes this interesting design feature and a subtle way for him to work in one of his signature angled seams.
- The skirt continues past and over the hips and then flares out as it reaches the hem. At the back there is extra fabric worked around the centre seam to give you a trained effect behind you.
- This flaring out at the bottom and the extra bit at the back give you fabulous movement when you walk or move.
- The sleeves are incredible. They are set in these soft loops around each arm. They leave the sides of the shoulders bare and really add to the thirties feel of the dress.
- The dress is fully lined in a black silk mix and closes with a hidden set back zipper. The bias cut fabric has some stretch so should allow it to fit a range of sizes. The measurements below give you the comfortable range the fabric has when lying flat. It is in its original length.
- Tagged a McQueen 40.
- Excellent condition
Bust: 16-19" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: to 14" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: to 19.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 61" from top of shoulder to front hem and it extends another 13" past that at the back
Modern Sizing Equivalent: SML-MED
Item# DD5443
Reference Photo: Elle Fanning in Spring 2008 Alexander McQueen, from our archives, at the Critics Choice After Party, January 2023.
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