Look 11, dress
2002 {Eshu collection, autumn-winter 2000–01}
Medium
screenprinted leather, mother-of-pearl (buttons)
Measurements
109.0 cm (centre back) 37.0 cm (waist, flat)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased with funds donated by Krystyna Campbell-Pretty AM and Family, 2022
© Alexander McQueen
Gallery location
Not on display
About this work
The back of this Alexander McQueen dress is screenprinted with the 1932 photograph Io et gatto (I and cat) by the Italian Futurist photographer Wanda Wulz. The iconic photograph was created by printing two negatives together, a self-portrait of Wulz and a close-up of a cat’s face. McQueen has given the dress further dimension and kinetic qualities by adding laser-cut vertical slashes.
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Italy
Inscription
label, right centre back, woven in gold on black cotton: ALEXANDER MCQUEEN MADE IN / ITALY
Accession Number
2022.895
Department
International Fashion and Textiles