- Size: Small
- Condition: Excellent
- Alexander McQueen by Sarah Burton Spring 2016 floral silk chiffon gown
- Look 30 on the runway
- Asymmetrical ruffled bodice with a slash on one side of the waist edged in dainty covered buttons. It can be worn open or buttoned closed.
- The cold shoulder sleeve attaches to the bodice with more little covered buttons
- Beautiful floral print inspired by the 17th-century silk weavers of Spitalfields, London
- The print is expertly matched for symmetry through the skirt
- Fully lined in silk chiffon
- Side zippper
- Composition and size tag removed
- Flat Measurements~ Chest 16-17" Waist 14" Hip 19" Length 60"
- Excellent condition with no damage, staining or alterations. Clean and ready to wear
"I wanted it to be believable, touchable, soft,” said Burton backstage.
To an extent, the beautiful dresses—with their ruffles cascading across the body and falling off shoulders, the palette of pale pink, the flower-strewn patterns, the pristine cotton, the tattered lace, and the frock-coated tailoring—speak for themselves...On the other hand, for all that the ethereal lightness, whip-smart tailoring, and elaborate designs communicated a new, relaxed, of-the-season relevance, they also carried the story of a London history that Burton wanted to make known.
She explained that she’d been inspired by the 17th-century silk weavers of Spitalfields, members of the Huguenot Protestant faith who fled religious persecution in France and settled in London’s East End. “I loved the stories of how they arrived with very little, bringing seeds and bulbs in their pockets to grow. They were gardeners. And they wove their French flowers into the patterns on their silks.”
Burton’s choice of reference point was personal—she is a country girl with a real love of nature—but the resonances run deeper than her attraction to pretty flowers. Alexander McQueen traced part of his family bloodline back to some of the estimated 50,000 Huguenot refugees who were welcomed into Britain by the edict of King Charles II and became producers of high fashion silks for court finery and the great homes of England. McQueen was proud of that link to the first immigrants to bring luxury fashion to London, and he would surely approve of his former protégée using this platform to point to the parallels with today’s migrant crisis."
Sarah Mower for Vogue
