Superb Fall 1997 Alexander McQueen 'It's a Jungle Out There' Checked Embroidered Skirt & Jacket Suit Set The 1960s What a beautiful Pucci dress

What a beautiful Pucci dress that is constructed from one of his signature silk jerseys with a bright pattern in a mix of colors that just pops off the black backdrop

The company would send the stretch wool fabric to be hand beaded or sequinned to Hong Kong

The waist is detailed with piping in the same gold fabric and a delicate little bow sits above the seam that the slit is placed along

Black piping runs down the outside of each leg for a nod to a tuxedo pant

It closes with a low back zipper and is constructed from two layers of the jersey

Superb Fall 1997 Alexander McQueen 'It's a Jungle Out There' Checked Embroidered Skirt & Jacket Suit Set The 1960s What a beautiful Pucci dressFor the Fall 1997 show McQueen produced a set whose backdrop was wrecked cars and corrugated iron screens that were made to look like they were full of bullet holes, all inspired by a scene from "The Eyes of Laura Mars". McQueen played tribute to nature in this collection. The pieces made of this Prince of Wales checked fabric were the softer elements in the show with their pastel embroideries and pink linings. There was a series of pieces for Looks