{"product_id":"minimalist-2011-alexander-mcqueen-bias-cut-liquid-silk-satin-ivory-dress-w-amazing-sleeves","title":"Minimalist 2011 Alexander McQueen Bias Cut Liquid Silk Satin Ivory Dress w Amazing Sleeves","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Shrimpton Couture Archives\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThis was a dress produced for the shops and it would have been made specifically for the wedding collection that year.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eThe dress\u003c\/span\u003e still has its original hang tags in place and was never worn.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt has that same bias cut draped feel as the McQueen that Elle Fanning borrowed and wore recently so that will give you an idea of it on the body.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt is one that will come to life even more once it is on an actual body and will only truly come to life when worn. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt is a dress that definitely takes inspiration from the bias cut couture pieces of the 1920s and 1930s. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe dress is made from a beautifully weighted ivory silk satin that has that same liquid feel that the best of the 1930s pieces did that were made from this similar fabrics. Like those dresses of the thirties this is also cut on the bias but with a more shaped silhouette.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI 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.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt 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 for a bit of skin to show. It glides over the bust and there is this interesting softly curved seam that starts at the bust and runs down into the side seam. This not 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.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe skirt continues past and over the hips and then flares out as it reaches the hem.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAt the back there is extra fabric worked around the centre seam to give you a bit of a trailing feel behind you. This flaring out at the bottom and the extra bit at the back give you fabulous movement when you walk or move. It also adds to the hourglass shape the dress has.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt is in its original uncut length and is fully lined in an ivory silk and closes with a hidden set back zipper. The bias cut fabric does have some stretch. The measurements below give you the comfortable range the fabric has when lying flat. The bias cut should allow it to fit a range of sizes. Has its original tags attached. I see perhaps a tiny bit of grubbiness around the hem hear and there but I am being very picky. It otherwise looks to have worn very little if at all.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTagged a McQueen 44 \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExcellent condition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBust: 18-20\" flat across from side seam to side seam\u003cbr\u003eWaist: to 15\" flat across from side seam to side seam\u003cbr\u003eHips: to 20\" flat across from side seam to side seam\u003cbr\u003eLength: 64\" from top of shoulder to front hem, 76\" the longest point of the back hem\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eModern Sizing Equivalent: SML-LRG\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eReference Photo: Elle Fanning in Spring 2008 Alexander McQueen, from our archives, at the Critics Choice After Party, January 2023.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAll items are thoroughly checked over before shipping. Unless noted everything in our shop has been professionally cleaned. All sales are final. Overseas clients will be emailed to obtain agreement to our final sales policy before the order is shipped as per our return policy.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Shrimpton Couture","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51680533020956,"sku":null,"price":2400.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0243\/7483\/files\/1_4206b278-f17a-4f61-adac-bc7a8d70a545.jpg?v=1744726226","url":"https:\/\/www.shrimptoncouture.com\/products\/minimalist-2011-alexander-mcqueen-bias-cut-liquid-silk-satin-ivory-dress-w-amazing-sleeves","provider":"Shrimpton Couture","version":"1.0","type":"link"}