The Shrimpton Couture Archives

• From the first Alexander McQuuen collection by Sarah Burton so historically important.
• This is the actual dress that Rachel Zegler recently wore for the 2025 Vanity Fair Oscars party, loaned from us.
• It is made out of an incredible combination of an open cut-work embroidered net lace and ivory silk chiffon.
• The panels of silk chiffon have been applied over the entire top portion of the dress with the lace in between. All of the edges of the chiffon have been left raw so they have a fringe effect. This combined with the lace gives it a beautiful ethereal feel.
• The neckline is high and wraps around the neck and there is a large keyhole under that at the front. At the back, it has an almost racer back feel, but in a more refined elegant way.
• The dress glides over the waist and down past hips and hugs to the top of the thighs.
• Under that the skirt is made from a single layer of the lace and there are many yards of fabric in it. The bottom hem is raw cut. It has an incredible movement and drape.
• The back is cut longer than the front so you get this amazing sweeping feel out behind you.
• It is fully lined in a nude chiffon to where the lace stops and then the skirt has no lining. It closes with a hidden set back zipper
• Tagged a McQueen 40
• It is all cut on the bias so there is some give in the measurements. I have put the comfortable range below when laying flat.
• Excellent condition

Bust: 17-21" flat across from side seam to side seam
Waist: 13-14.5" flat across from side seam to side seam
Hips: 17-19" flat across from side seam to side seam
Total length: 62" from neck to shortest part of the front hem, the back extends another 10" past that.

Modern Sizing Equivalent: XS-MED

Reference Photos: Rachel Zegler wearing this dress for the Vanity Fair Oscars Party, February 2025.

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