While a similar dress appeared colored like the plumage of a tropical bird this gown of sand colored organza recalls the mille feuille ridging on the surface of a shell.
Alexander mcqueen oyster dress price.
One of the highlights in this gallery is a dress called the oyster dress which is made up of hundreds and hundreds of layers of silk organza almost like a mille feuille pastry.
Alexander mcqueen british 1969 2010 oyster dress irere spring summer 2003 ivory silk organza.
Look 15 of the show featured this blouse layered under an 18th century style waistcoat with leather britches.
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A number of gowns in alexander mcqueen s irere collection of spring summer 2003 appear to be poetic renderings of a disaster at sea.
Alexander mcqueen s official website describes irere as a fragile and feminine collection.
The photograph above by peter lindbergh shows russian model natalia vodianova wearing the oyster dress from alexander mcqueen s 2003 spring summer collection irere for harpers bazaar s in a photo editorial called the age of innocence published in the united states in march 2003.