Alexander Mcqueen

Alexander McQueen 

This dress was created by the late Alexander McQueen in 2010. The dress was a part of his spring 2010 collection where his designs mostly involved reptile skin, patterns and symmetrical prints. The dress is designed with a bold print of red and black coloured snakes, relating to the texture, colour and pattern of reptiles.  What stood out to me the most about this dress was its unique appearance, the red and black bold print and the use of symmetrical pattern made it fascinating and eye catching.

 I think that this garment represents form well as it has two diverse forms that have been put together to create one piece. The smooth, red and black reptile dress and the hard angular Armour suit underneath is a combination of two contrasting textures that add an interesting factor to the appearance of the dress.  These two forms put together make the garment have multiple of meanings and gives a whole new dimension to the piece.

The dress seems to exaggerate the female form as the shoulders of the dress are enhanced by the edgy shaped angular sculpting of the garment and its broad appearance balances out the waist of the model making it appear smaller as she goes outwards from her hips accentuating the shape of her figure.  The initial impression of the garment reminds me strongly of reptiles from the repetitive symmetrical pattern of the reptile skin and it also gives the impression of movement as if the snakes are moving and weaving through each other. 

The symmetrical aspect of his pattern designs is something I would like to incorporate in my project with the use of repetition and reflection. When editing my photographs I will be sure to use these techniques to understand the process of pattern and also include the use of bright and bold colors.