Alexander McQueen Spring Comes With Deconstructed Tailoring, Cosmic Rain, and Astral Embroideries

Science and structure, the cosmos, and the night sky inspired the McQueen Men and Women Spring Summer 2023 collection. Signature tailoring and oversized knitwear is dissected: sliced and slashed.

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Tailored suits and harnesses feature cosmic rain, comet, and astral crystal embroideries.

Deconstructed tailoring, astral crystal embroideries and exaggerated volumes: Alexander McQueen Spring/Summer 2023 women’s pre-collection showcases the house’s fascination with discipline and structure. Asymmetric draped dresses, broad brushstroke prints and sharp silhouettes are revealed in a muted palette reminiscent of the evening glow.

The highlights includes a crystal harness black tailored jacket with cutaway details and elongated bootcut trousers. One of the stars of the new collection is a women’s Slashed Leather Harness Jacket. The Black sartorial wool one-button jacket is featuring leather harness and slashed detailing. The jacket has peak lapels, two flap pockets at the sides and a single button fastening.

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The Black crisp Japanese wool tailoring slashed cocktail dress is featuring duchesse detailing and an internal corset construction. The dress has adjustable straps and is finished with a back zip fastening.

The pale lilac slashed dress features a dress-on-dress print, which explores clothing, turned inside out and taken apart at the seams. Revealing the bare bones of a second dress which is printed onto the surface.

The men collection includes black oversized double-breasted tailored coats paired with tailored waistcoat and wide-legged trousers, all featuring silver sequin and crystal astral embroidery.

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