Spring 2005 Alexander McQueen 'It's Only a Game' Runway Skirt & Jacket Set designer-philip-hulitar 5" down from the waist

5" down from the waist

Skirt: 43" at the longest point at the back hem

The entire front has real metal gold toned thread worked over it

Color blacking is all the rage and this dress follows the idealism behind the infamous YSL Mondrian dress and was most likely made within a few years of that time period

And those little cut out diamonds around the hip that allow for just a peak of skin

Spring 2005 Alexander McQueen 'It's Only a Game' Runway Skirt & Jacket Set designer-philip-hulitar 5" down from the waistAlexander McQueen designed the 2005 collection 'It's Only A Game' around the idea of a chess match between America and Japan. Each ensemble corresponded to a particular chess piece. Vogue said of it; "The presentation summed up all his experience in sharp tailoring, spectacular romantic dresses, couture richness, and downright showmanship." and that it had a "girlish Edwardian theme, starting with tiny sailor jackets, school blazers, ticking striped