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Evening Dress

2010 (designed)
Artist/Maker
McQueen, Alexander (designer)
Place of origin
United Kingdom (designed)

Short evening dress, the one-shouldered bodice and skirt of asymmetrically draped and swathed printed-silk with a single batwing sleeve, the skirt draped over an underskirt of gilded feathers.

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Object details

Categories
Evening Wear
Fashion
Clothing
Textiles
Womenswear
Interiors
Household Objects
Shekou
Values of Design
Design Society
Womenswear
Object type
Evening dress
Materials and techniques
Printed silk and gilded feathers
Silk (Textile)
Feathers
Printed
Gilded
Brief description
Dress, one shouldered bodice and asymmetrical skirt with underskirt of gilded feathers, by Alexander McQueen, designed in London, AW 2010-2011
Physical description
Short evening dress, the one-shouldered bodice and skirt of asymmetrically draped and swathed printed-silk with a single batwing sleeve, the skirt draped over an underskirt of gilded feathers.
Dimensions
  • Height: 800mm
  • Width: 500mm
  • Length: 1600mm
Gallery label
(2012)
Dress
Alexander McQueen (1969–2010)
Autumn/Winter 2010

McQueen’s last collection combined his interest in history and fascination with the natural world. This dress is digitally printed with a pattern taken from a German altarpiece, while the underskirt is made from painted gold feathers. The asymmetry of the garment is balanced by a single, printed-silk gauntlet like the one in the painting. McQueen was succeeded in 2010 by Sarah Burton, who designed the Duchess of Cambridge’s wedding dress.

London
Made in Italy
Digitally printed silk, after the Altarpiece of the Patron Saints of Cologne by Stephan Lochner (1400–52)
Duck feathers
Given by Net-a-Porter
Museum no. T.110-2011
Further examples of McQueen and Burton’s work can be seen in the exhibition Ballgowns: British Glamour since 1950 (in this gallery, 19 May 2012–6 January 2013).
Credit line
Given by NET-A-PORTER
Collection
Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number
T.110-2011

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Record createdJune 28, 2011
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1224044/evening-dress-mcqueen-alexander/
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