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Alexander McQueen (Lee Alexander McQueen)
Woman's Suit (Jacket and Skirt)Spring/Summer 2004

Not on view
Cream and champagne two-piece women's suit on a dress form, shown from the back: tailored peplum jacket and trumpet-hem skirt in pieced fabric with multi-directional diagonal stripes
Fashion ensemble displayed on a mannequin, rear view: fitted jacket with peplum waist and matching trumpet skirt in cream and beige tones, constructed from panels of plain and finely pleated fabric in a geometric patchwork pattern, with flared skirt hem.
Designer
Alexander McQueen (Lee Alexander McQueen)
England, London, 1969-2010
Design House
Alexander McQueen
England, London, founded 1992
Title
Woman's Suit (Jacket and Skirt)
Place Made
England, London
Date Made
Spring/Summer 2004
Medium
a) Jacket: Cotton plain weave, cotton plain and twill weave, silk plain weave, and cotton plain weave with lurex supplementary-weft patterning, with silk embroidery and mother-of-pearl buttons; b) Skirt: a) Jacket: Cotton plain weave, cotton plain and twill weave, silk plain weave, and cotton plain weave with lurex supplementary-weft patterning, with silk embroidery
Dimensions
Center back length (a) Jacket): 23 1/2 in. (59.69 cm) Center back length (b) Skirt): 29 3/4 in. (75.57 cm)
Credit Line
Gift from the Collection of Regina J. Drucker
Accession Number
M.2019.399.14a-b
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles
Selected Bibliography
  • Esguerra, Clarissa, and Michaela Hansen. Lee Alexander McQueen: Mind, Mythos, Muse. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2022.

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