2005 Alexander McQueen Runway Yellow Patchwork Dress Wim_Hemmink Fastening to the rear with

Fastening to the rear with the original concealed zip behind a placket

Please note there is no yellowing to the fabric - additional shots were not photographed in a studio

This elegant haute couture ensemble was made during the very early 1960s by Cristóbal Balenciaga at his Spanish atelier and hence is labelled Eisa

complete with dramatic leather appliqué detail to each shoulder

The collarless neckline is kept deliberately clean

2005 Alexander McQueen Runway Yellow Patchwork Dress Wim_Hemmink Fastening to the rear withThis pretty dress walked the runway as look 20 37 of Alexander McQueens Spring 2005 collection. For this collection, McQueen was inspired by the 1975 film Picnic at Hanging Rock and the whimsical, Edwardian era innocence of the costumes. This floaty dress is tailored from a patchwork of semi sheer, lightweight cottons. Printed with paisleys, embellished with yellow lace and patterned with blown up yellow roses, they lend the dress a 1970s pastoral