Of course, Sarah Burton has experimented with spliced silhouettes before, but we think the contrast between the casual and the formal has never been as stark as her Pre-Fall collection for
Alexander McQueen. Take this dress for one: a striped Breton tee at first, it falls into a contrasting flared mini skirt from the waist down. It's topped at each shoulder with a heart and soaring swallow – a hopeful motif you'll find everywhere in the lookbook.
- Alexander McQueen wool, cotton and stretch-woven mini dress
- 55% wool, 45% cotton; 66% viscose, 17% polyamide, 14% polyester, 3% elastane
- Concealed zip fastening at side
- Round neck, ribbed neckline, short sleeves, striped pattern at top, contrasting embroidered pattern at chest and sleeves, flared skirt
- Dry clean
- Made in Italy
- True to size
- Size UK 8: Length 32in / 82cm
- Model is 5ft 11in/1.80m and wears a size UK 8
- Midweight, slight stretch