Chic Spring 2008 Alexander McQueen Red Silk Dress w Front Plunge & Knot Detailing designer-gina-frattini The sleeves are cut wide

The sleeves are cut wide and each is finished with a piped trimming above the wide cuff

It was in the late 1960s that Bohan was doing these wonderful metallic detailed dresses for Dior and the results were stupendous

the dress has incredible movement when you move

There is a detachable bow that you can snap at the waist

I do see light fading across the top of the shoulders and some minor marks on it here and there

Chic Spring 2008 Alexander McQueen Red Silk Dress w Front Plunge & Knot Detailing designer-gina-frattini The sleeves are cut wideThis dress is a production piece for the shops from the Spring 2008 collection. It was made under the creative direction of Alexander McQueen. The dress is made from a red bias cut silk and you can see the inspiration that the cut and fabric draws from the thirties and forties in its cut. Wide straps curve over the shoulders and extend down into a deep front plunge. The silk is gathered into a centre knot at the base of the plunge. Because of the way