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Dress
Designed by: Alexander McQueen CBE (English,1969–2010)
British
Spring/Summer 2010
Medium/Technique
Silk plain weave digitally printed, embroidered with enamel plaques
Dimensions
Center front length: 30 1/4 in (76.8 cm)
Center back length: 33 1/4 in (84.4 cm)
Bust: 32 1/2 in (82.5)
Waist: 24 in (61 cm)
Center back length: 33 1/4 in (84.4 cm)
Bust: 32 1/2 in (82.5)
Waist: 24 in (61 cm)
Credit Line
Museum purchase with funds donated by the Fashion Council and Arthur Mason Knapp Fund
Accession Number2015.153
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Contemporary Art, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionSnakeskin print silk dress from Alexander McQueen's Spring/Summer 2010 "Plato's Atlantis" Collection. Kaleidoscope print in shades of blue, internal pannier struts which support hip bands applied with graduated blue enamel plaques which finish in points at the front hem, floating 'sack-back' panels to the back.
ProvenanceBefore 2014, consigned to Kerry Taylor Auction House, London; December 9, 2014, sold by Kerry Taylor to the MFA. (Accession date: February 25, 2015)