F/W 2005 Alexander McQueen Runway Leopard Print Dress designer-marni trailing beyond the hem to

trailing beyond the hem to create the suggestion of a train

whereas later renditions are just fabric ties

These arely Chapman pieces are very hard to come by and you can see the master draping techniques she employed in this piece

Total length: 43" from neck to hem

It is virtually wrinkle free - it is the kind of piece you can throw into a suitcase and be able to wash and wear

F/W 2005 Alexander McQueen Runway Leopard Print Dress designer-marni trailing beyond the hem toThe twin of this dress was Look 19 on the Fall 2005 Runway. This collection was called 'The Man Who Knew Too Much' and the Alexander McQueen site says of this collection: "For the second time in his career, Alexander McQueen references The Birds for this collection a film that he remembers loving as a child principally because of the precise way in which the women featured choose to dress. Against a film set backdrop flooded with red light models