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Dress

2011 (produced), 2009 (designed)
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Place of origin

Full length, single shouldered evening gown with exaggerated hips and voluminous skirt, made from a printed red and black silk in a houndstooth pattern which morphs into birds in flight.

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Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Printed red and black silk
Brief description
Evening gown, full length and one shouldered, in a printed red and black silk, designed by Alexander McQueen in 2009.
Physical description
Full length, single shouldered evening gown with exaggerated hips and voluminous skirt, made from a printed red and black silk in a houndstooth pattern which morphs into birds in flight.
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 200cm (approximate footprint at its widest)
  • Length: 150cm (Approximately)
  • Width: 60cm (approximate waist measurement)
  • Height: 2000mm (Note: Mounted footprint)
  • Width: 1700mm (Note: mounted footprint)
  • Depth: 1700mm (Note: mounted footprint)
Associated object
Collection
Accession number
T.29-2012

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Record createdJanuary 18, 2012
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