Minimalist Spring 2008 Alexander McQueen Purple Bias Cut Silk Dress w Front Plunge & Knot Detailing designer-bill-blass This would have taken hours

This would have taken hours and hours and hours to plan and construct

Item# DD1915

The straps themselves are an important clue to the quality of this dress -each is cut from the same piece of fabric as the top pleat of the neckline- there is no seam

Vogue's review of the collection

A wonderful and extravagant Mollie Parnis in a bold black and white floral design

Minimalist Spring 2008 Alexander McQueen Purple Bias Cut Silk Dress w Front Plunge & Knot Detailing designer-bill-blass This would have taken hoursThis 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 purple 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 front plunge. The silk is gathered into a centre knot at the base of the plunge. It appears that at