alexander mcqueen dress black Fall 2007 Alexander McQueen Black Bias Cut Hammered Silk Dress w Beaded Collar

alexander mcqueen dress black Fall 2007 Alexander McQueen Black Bias Cut Hammered Silk Dress w Beaded CollarThis dress is from the 2007 Alexander McQueen season. It was made under the creative direction of Alexander McQueen. The cut of the dress is a play on a traditional men's tux. McQueen often pulled from menswear to add touches and play on gender and this is a gorgeous example of that. The dress is made from a beautifully weighted black silk that has a very slight texture running through it. It has that same liquid feel that the best of the 1930s pieces

• This dress is from the 2007 Alexander McQueen season.
• It was made under the creative direction of Alexander McQueen.
• The cut of the dress is a play on a traditional men's tux. McQueen often pulled from menswear to add touches and play on gender and this is a gorgeous example of that.
• The dress is made from a beautifully weighted black silk that has a very slight texture running through it.
• It 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. 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 and has an amazing collar. The cop the part that runs behind the neck is small and neat, and then the larger dropped. Part of the collar has been completely covered in curving patterns of tightly spaced black sequins. I love how these pick up the light from every angle.
• The shoulders are soft and the sleeves have the slightest bit of flare at their ends.
• It glides over the bust and there is a a little faux slip pocket on one side. Everything is cut on the bias. It curves in slightly for shape around the waist and then back out and over the hips. 
• The skirt continues past and over the hips and then flares out as it reaches the hem. As it near the floor, it curves down and around you for a dramatic trained feel..
• This flaring out at the bottom and the extra silk at the back give you fabulous movement when you walk or move.
  
• The dress is fully lined in a black silk and closes with a hidden set side 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. I see perhaps a touch of dustiness along the seam of the inner arm but it is very minor and mentioned for accuracy. It otherwise appears to have been worn very little if at all.
• Tagged a McQueen 40.
• Excellent condition

Sleeves: 24" and are 11.5" around the upper arm
Shoulders: 15"
Bust: 15-18" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 12-15.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 18-22" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 63" from neck to front hem, 86" to the back hem

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-MED

Item# DD5475

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