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evening dress
Autumn/Winter 2010 Ready-to-Wear
Not on view
This dress was part of Alexander McQueen’s
final collection before his death in 2010.
Unofficially and posthumously titled Angels
and Demons, the collection was inspired by
religious iconography, drawing from altarpieces
by Byzantine, Renaissance, and Baroque artists.
Hallmarks of the collection included digitally
woven textiles portraying classical paintings and
heavily embroidered motifs, which highlighted
McQueen’s career-long interest in juxtaposing
handcraft with innovative techniques. This dress
features intricate layers of hand embroidery,
giving the effect of a carved relief sculpture;
the gold scrollwork and animal motifs recall
symbolism seen in religious manuscripts.
- Designer
- Alexander McQueen
- House of
- Alexander McQueen
- Title
- evening dress
- Date
- Autumn/Winter 2010 Ready-to-Wear
- Place of Creation
- London
- Object Type
- Costume
- Medium
- Silk satin weave; silk open-weave plain weave; silk net; coiled wire and metal-wrapped silk thread embroidery (satin and chain stitches, French knots); painted metal sequins; painted metal beads; and glass beads with metal prongs and bezels
- Credit Line
- Gift of Christine Suppes in memory of Mary Jane Johnson
- Accession Number
- 2018.28.27.10