Superb Fall 1997 Alexander McQueen 'It's a Jungle Out There' Checked Embroidered Skirt & Jacket Suit Set The 1960s Lots of other couture level

Lots of other couture level details - tiny loops inside each shoulder keeps your undergarments in place

It closes with a low back zipper and is constructed from two layers of the jersey

The company would send the stretch wool fabric to be hand beaded or sequinned to Hong Kong

The skirt cascades to the floor and gently widens out as it nears the hem

What a beautiful Pucci dress that is constructed from one of his signature silk jerseys with a bright pattern in a mix of colors that just pops off the black backdrop

Superb Fall 1997 Alexander McQueen 'It's a Jungle Out There' Checked Embroidered Skirt & Jacket Suit Set The 1960s Lots of other couture levelFor the Fall 1997 show McQueen produced a set whose backdrop was wrecked cars and corrugated iron screens that were made to look like they were full of bullet holes, all inspired by a scene from "The Eyes of Laura Mars". McQueen played tribute to nature in this collection. The pieces made of this Prince of Wales checked fabric were the softer elements in the show with their pastel embroideries and pink linings. There was a series of pieces for Looks