1970s James Galanos Couture Draped Printed Floral Silk Dress designer-alexander-mcqueen McQueen pulled off a bravura

McQueen pulled off a bravura

Made of a crepe fabric that has been dyed a bright

I just love the color and the design that runs through the knit

I doubt many in this particular color were made - this one as a special order - along the seam of the skirt there is a Bergdorf Goodman's tag with the client information

This same stud and stone treatment covers the belt at the waist and each is individually placed by hand

1970s James Galanos Couture Draped Printed Floral Silk Dress designer-alexander-mcqueen McQueen pulled off a bravuraThis unusual and striking Galanos dress dates to the late 1970s, early 1980s, and combines a silk twill with silk chiffon to create the layered print effect that you see. The entire dress is done in a combination of yellow and blue. The inner layer and skirt are an opaque silk twill. Over that, Galanos has then used a silk chiffon in the same two print. The two layers used this was give the pattern depth and play on the saturation of the color. The