Alexander McQueen S/S 1999 'No. 13' Black Tiered Lace Skirt

Alexander McQueen S/S 1999 'No. 13' Black Tiered Lace Skirt

Black lace winds around the skirt. Side invisible zip. Pleat in centre back.

From  McQueen's 'No. 13' collection, named as it was his 13th collection; this collection was inspired by the Arts and Crafts movement and explored the dichotomies of man and machine, craft and technology.

'No. 13' was the collection McQueen said was "the only one that actually made me cry". 

Worn on the catwalk by Paralympic athlete Aimee Mullens. The skirt was paired with carved  cherry wooden prosthetic legs the work of the Dutch-British sculptor and wood-carver, Grinling Gibbons. 

McQueen famously guest-edited the September 1998 issue of Dazed & Confused magazine which came out only days before No. 13 was staged and put Aimee Mullins on the cover, shot by Nick Knight and styled by his then creative director, Katy England. In an interview for The Guardian covering both projects, Mullins said she was keen to be involved in the projects because it was her ‘mission’ to challenge prevailing attitudes towards beauty.

Size 44IT fits small please check measurements.

Measurements 

Length 68cm

Across waist when lying flat 38cm

Across hips 52cm

Condition excellent!

 Reference images - Alexander Mcqueen cream version of the skirt photographed by Sølve Sundsbø for Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty. Video and images of the skirt on Alexander McQueen's S/S 1999 runway.

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