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Alexander McQueen Archival FW 2005 'The Man Who Knew Too Much' Wool Skirt Suit

Name: Alexander McQueen Archival FW 2005 'The Man Who Knew Too Much' Wool Skirt Suit
Brand: Alexander McQueen
Price: 7678.38 USD
Availability: InStock

About the Item

Rare Archival Alexander McQueen Skirt Suit FW 2005 Collection 'The Man Who Knew Too Much' Timless elegant with the special McQueen edge! Drama & Elegance! Stunning piece tweed skirt suit from Lee McQueen's Hitchcock themed Collection. A fabulous 1960s style jacket with the most elegant integral scarf collar, two flap pockets and 3/4 length sleeves. Worn on the runway - looks amazing paired with some leather gloves and oversize sunglasses. Brown and black ('salt and pepper') coloured high quality wool tweed. Matching fitted skirt with pleats at the back. This is a masterfully tailored ensemble! Made in Italy Marked size 42 100% Wool This truly is wearable Art. Extremely rare collectors piece. Highly wearable and an investment piece that will continue to increase in value. Alexander McQueen's Autumn/Winter 2005 collection, titled "The Man Who Knew Too Much," masterfully intertwines references to 1960s cinema and fashion, drawing a strong influence from the works of Alfred Hitchcock, particularly his film The Birds. This collection was emblematic of McQueen's ability to blend cinematic storytelling with innovative fashion design. Models were styled with bouffant hairstyles and glamorous makeup, encapsulating the era's distinctive look. Their attire consisted of sharply tailored skirt suits, camel-colored coats, and chic leather jackets, each piece accentuating a cinched waist. The designs maintained a high level of craftsmanship and style, characteristics McQueen was renowned for. Overall, McQueen's A/W 2005 collection remains a poignant example of his unique talent for fusing historical and cinematic influences with cutting-edge fashion. Each segment of the show, while distinct, complemented each other, culminating in a rich narrative that celebrated both past inspirations and contemporary fashion. please note that any pictures of documentation like runway shows are meant to show the style of the collcetion and vibe and do not show the actual piece for sale.

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Wear consistent with age and use. one small stain on the bottom seam of the jacket, hardly visible.

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Berlin, DE

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1stDibs: LU2727222730652

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Alexander McQueen

British fashion designer Lee Alexander McQueen, the original creative engine behind the Alexander McQueen label, was beloved for his expert tailoring and theatrical runway shows. After his suicide in 2010, fans left tributes to the man and his talents outside Alexander McQueen boutiques worldwide. Record-breaking crowds visited the posthumous retrospective of the designer’s work at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City and the Victoria and Albert in London.

The inspirations for vintage Alexander McQueen bags, dresses, jackets and other items came from many quarters — film, music, current events, history, his heritage and fashions of the past. The designer's runway presentations were not just displays of clothing but were personal expressions of the zeitgeist, often touching on our cultural anxieties and concerns. McQueen’s own thoughts and feelings about love, death, gender, genocide, colonialism, global warming and the extinction of species all appear in his pieces.

McQueen certainly shook up fashion; he was a born Rottweiler. His upbringing on a council estate in north London played a part, but his family was close and supportive, not dysfunctional. He was proud of his Scottish heritage: He was a defiant fashion warrior. His historical themes and shows — such as “Highland Rape,” 2002, which was inspired by England’s “rape of Scotland,” as McQueen called it — always invoked powerful reactions from his audience of fashion pros.

“What you see in the work is the person himself. And my heart is in my work,” McQueen told Harper’s Bazaar in 2007.

It is perhaps this heart, and the heart’s exposure, that drew the crowds and made McQueen's creations both popular and emotionally resonant. Because the work was personal and thus layered with feeling, the motifs — decorative embellishments and fabric choices — have meaning. In other words, in McQueen’s oeuvre, plaid is more than simply a pattern.

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