Three days ahead of the British label’s return to London Fashion Week under creative director Sean McGirr, a custom version of the opening look from Alexander McQueen’s last show “Plato’s Atlantis” broke his auction record, going under the hammer for $1.586 million.
The winning bidder’s identity was not immediately disclosed.
Consisting of a puff-sleeve top and bubble skirt (and Armadillo heels), the set made of Lurex-flecked jacquard was faithfully reproduced based on a dress that walked the spring 2010 runway, the first to be live-streamed online, on Magdalena Frąckowiak. It features the same digitally rendered reptile motifs and yellow hexagonal hip embellishments as the original, which is still the property of the McQueen archive in London.
As reported, the “Plato’s Atlantis” look was one of 23 lots in the “The Impossible Couture Collection” curated by New York socialite Peter Brant Jr. in collaboration with the app-based auction house Fair Warning. More than tripling early estimates, which started at $600,000, the final price confirms there’s still plenty of intrigue surrounding McQueen more than two decades after he committed suicide.
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