Ensemble‘It’s Only a Game’Spring/Summer 2005Alexander McQueenBodysuit and obi-styl
Ensemble‘It’s Only a Game’Spring/Summer 2005Alexander McQueenBodysuit and obi-style sash of lilac silk satin and chiffon embroidered with silk thread; shoulder pads and helmet of fibreglass painted with acrylics.Andrew Bolton: McQueen designed the 2005 collection It’s Only a Game around the idea of a chess match between America and Japan. Each ensemble corresponded to a particular chess piece.The king appears as an American football player, with shoulder pads and a helmet covered in Japanese tattooing.In the runway show, the models moved as if they were pieces in a life-sized chess game, an idea inspired by a scene from Harry Potter. Taken as a whole, the collection revealed McQueen’s remarkable ability to look across cultures for inspiration.Sources: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |Text: Met Museum | 1 | 2 | -- source link
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