A 1996 charcoal gray flannel jumpsuit coat. Double breasted with exaggerated lapels and wide pant leg. Faux pockets, marbled buttons, and half lined in black silk. Lifetime Piece. Bust 28 x Waist 27 x Length 60 inches
After leaving school at age sixteen to apprentice on Savile Row, Lee Alexander McQueen shocked late 90's London with the haunting beauty and classical tailoring of his Central Saint Martins graduate collection. Revered for his subversive silhouettes like the "Bumster," his romantic reworking of traditional garment structures, and his modernized take on the Victorian gothic, McQueen wore the helm at Givenchy as Creative Director while staking a name for himself as one of the most celebrated designers of the twenty first century through his eponymous label. Standout collections such as Voss, No. 13, and Plato's Atlantis elevated the industry's precedent for gaudy, grotesque, and theatrical runway presentations. Often collaborating with milliner Philip Treacy on fantastical headpieces, McQueen found both inspiration and sponsorship in Treacy's muse Isabella Blow, though his legacy bears significance all on its own as a staple of the contemporary design canon.

PROVENANCE From The Collection of Doris Raymond

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