Extraordinary Fall 2008 Alexander McQueen 'The Girl Who Lived in the Tree' Black Silk Chiffon Trained Corset Dress The 1980s this dress is extra special

this dress is extra special as it is the same dress that was worn by Diana Ross and the Supremes for their 1967 appearance on The Hollywood Palace

Each are made from glass crystals and form a flower that combines a green centre with pink petals and then this is all edged in clear crystals

The top layer of the dress has a transparent quality to it and to make the dress wearable it is then lined in three layers of ivory silk chiffon

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Extraordinary Fall 2008 Alexander McQueen 'The Girl Who Lived in the Tree' Black Silk Chiffon Trained Corset Dress The 1980s this dress is extra specialMcQueen's Fall 2008 collection was called 'The Girl Who Lived in a Tree' and it was inspired by a combination of his trip to India and a 600 year old elm in his garden. I have included two photos from the runway that year and you can see how the elements from these pieces were combined to create this dress. The V&A Museum says of this collection: 'McQueens Autumn Winter 2008 collection centered on a fairy tale narrative devised by McQueen about a girl