One of the highlights in this gallery is a dress called the oyster dress which is made up of hundreds and hundreds of layers of silk organza almost like a mille feuille pastry.
Alexander mcqueen oyster dress price.
The dress was created for alexander mcqueen s spring summer 2003 collection and was tracked down at beverly hills store lily et cie which focuses on archival designer fashion.
While a similar dress appeared colored like the plumage of a tropical bird this gown of sand colored organza recalls the mille feuille ridging on the surface of a shell.
The photograph above by peter lindbergh shows russian model natalia vodianova wearing the oyster dress from alexander mcqueen s 2003 spring summer collection irere for harpers bazaar s in a photo editorial called the age of innocence published in the united states in march 2003.
From the famed 2003 collection of pirates and parrots it is the famous oyster dress which stole the show and our hearts and whirled the world into mcqueen s unique sense of melancholy beauty.
And the collection told the story of.
Look 15 of the show featured this blouse layered under an 18th century style waistcoat with leather britches.
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