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The Raffia Dress
McQueen, Alexander, born 1969 - died 2010 - Enlarge image
The Raffia Dress
- Object:
Dress
- Place of origin:
Paris, France (designed)
Italy (made) - Date:
2000 (made)
- Artist/Maker:
McQueen, Alexander, born 1969 - died 2010 (designer)
- Materials and Techniques:
Machine-stitched woven rayon
- Credit Line:
Given by Alexander McQueen
- Museum number:
T.919-2000
- Gallery location:
In Storage
By deconstructing the dress’s traditional silhouette Alexander McQueen challenges tradition. Here McQueen employs a sculptural shape that while exquisitely constructed, emphasises a disconcerting asymmetry. Thus in McQueen’s hands the dress has moved well beyond a conventional interpretation of a wardrobe staple. McQueen graduated from Central St. Martin’s School of Art in 1992, before launching his own label in 1994. He has developed a reputation for imaginative, bold design, which is combined with an in-depth knowledge of tailoring, owing to the training he received at the Savile Row tailor Anderson & Sheppard.
