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| Dress, spring/summer 2003 Alexander McQueen (British, 1969–2010) Shredded ivory silk chiffon and tiered silk organza Source:Alexander McQueen: Dress (2003.462) | Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History | The Metropolitan Museum of Art
This gown of sand-colored organza recalls the mille-feuille ridging on the surface of a shell. The hem of the skirt, like the wavy lip of a giant mollusk, further emphasizes the seashell quality of the gown. But unlike Aphrodite, who was born in the foam of the sea and borne to shore on a scallop, McQueen's beauty is a bruised pearl encased in a deconstructing oyster, the tumbled survivor of the violent action of waves.
 
For the surprise of everyone, it was the wedding dress of a friend's friend who by the moment was a teacher. My teacher. She find out the way to borrow the dress and bring it to a class.
On person... no words. Just amazing. To die for!!
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