Alexander McQueen approached his fall/winter 2006 runway show as an opportunity for a creative journey of self-reflection. Revisiting his Scottish roots, the late designer showed a collection of classic patterns, from herringbone to tartan, and textures, such as fur and feathers of all types; ranging from those of traditional birds such as guinea hen and pheasant to the more sporadic offerings of an ostrich, which McQueen rendered on the hemline of a beautiful green evening dress. The collection, which focused more on craftsmanship than showmanship, having been presented in a simple glass box with rustic wooden floors, included tailored looks of contrasting lace, billowing taffeta gowns and layer upon layer of tightly controlled ruffles. The only incident more astonishing than the marriage between McQueen’s breathtaking designs and the equally remarkable headpieces by Irish Milliner, and frequent McQueen collaborator, Philip Treacy, was the show’s finale, where a larger-than-life hologram of Kate Moss wearing a ruffled organza dress straight from the collection’s line-up, appeared in the center of the show’s simple glass pyramid. A collection, and finale, no show-goer will likely ever forget.
![Alexander mcqueen fw 2006 muse board](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/4qIq2w4cTmGs4SKaCs62iY/91775df3aef194b15150299c51559ea4/Alexander_McQueen_FW_2006_Muse_Board.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
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Max Ernst
L'habillement de la Mariée, 1940
![Max ernst. l habillement de la marie e 1940](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/4HkCdfvOpOYsOwMY6E2W0Q/adbdc1d31bf7ecce0480ec98bf9637d1/Max_Ernst._L_habillement_de_la_marie__e__1940.jpg)
William Morris and Philip Webb
William Morris’ Red House, 1859, Bexleyheath
![William morris red house bexleyheath 1859 by william morris and philip webb](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/48QofoGqiI4E2SMGKw6YCQ/46c7202a29fe8b0f6aa44bda6dc528e8/William_Morris__Red_House__Bexleyheath__1859__by_William_Morris_and_Philip_Webb.jpg)
Armand Albert Rateau
Table Basse Aux Oiseaux, 1924
![Armand albert rateau table basse aux oiseaux 1924](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/1v1ZvYbS3WEema2KEyMYes/528a4bb5b035761673ac1a0d2a733dac/ARMAND_ALBERT_RATEAU__TABLE_BASSE_AUX_OISEAUX__1924.jpg)
Irving Penn
Lisa Fonssagrives in Chicken Hat, 1948
![Lisa fonssagrives in chicken hat 1948 irving penn](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/2e1dOFlhWAQmkUaWYMIIYA/b58239844ce72fd2a812afd92fca0b16/Lisa_Fonssagrives_in_Chicken_Hat__1948___Irving_Penn.jpg)
Elsa Schiaparelli
Grape Hat, 1939
![Elsa schiaparelli hat 1939](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/1J8Zr4jIfOoMQIasECaUY2/4467a44b7d41f354ae99ff4d7153552c/Elsa_Schiaparelli_Hat__1939.jpg)
William Mosman
Sir James Macdonald 1741-1765 and Sir Alexander Macdonald 1744-1810, 1749
![Attributed to william mosman sir james macdonald 1741 1765 and sir alexander macdonald 1744 1810 1749](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/2sphAmscJWwyS8wCikUWWk/22d4c7adbc9f960ae136286c364816e3/Attributed_to_William_Mosman_-_Sir_James_Macdonald_1741_-_1765_and_Sir_Alexander_Macdonald_1744_-_1810__1749.jpg)
Erwin Blumenfeld
Leonor Fini, 1960
![Erwin blumenfeld leonor fini 1960.](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/6oZ21Mk8DK0Iw6o8iMwMSW/19e33d828812abd15f2463d348c0e8a8/Erwin_Blumenfeld__Leonor_Fini__1960..jpg)
George I of Great Britain
Wing Armchair, Walnut, 1720
![George 1 wing armchair walnut 1720](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/28Vbq20hmQmEKYmccQUK2C/ae85d6db592e79506ea3d27683f98077/George_1_Wing_Armchair__Walnut__1720.jpg)
George II of Great Britain
Console Table in the style of Thomas Johnson, 1755
![George ii console table in the style of thomas johnson 1755](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/5ycZ7iNDPygGo02o8oYwk8/3a69e44de1707f67b388d8e226ab9004/George_II_console_table_in_the_style_of_Thomas_Johnson__1755.png)
Michel de Klerk
Het Schip, 1921, Amsterdam
![Het schip in amsterdam michel de klerk 1921](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/SzuzBhyYMeC0q4iCO0EMU/ce3568d0ec640a33767acb47e165ccd0/Het_Schip_in_Amsterdam__Michel_de_Klerk__1921.jpg)
André Ostier,
Leonor Fini, 1949
![Leonor fini by andre ostier 1949 from le onor fini by xavie re gauthier le muse e de poche 1973](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/6HlODhZfBSGAaQqSmmioMw/392729d115c1d619b980ef47b5ab27ea/Leonor_Fini_by_Andre___Ostier__1949_From_Le__onor_Fini_by_Xavie__re_Gauthier__Le_Muse__e_de_Poche__1973.jpg)
Leonor Fini
Portrait of Mrs. Hasellter, 1942
![Leonor fini portrait of mrs. hasellter 1942](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/4icLdhGPBSIWeuuOsK0MEM/da844af775035fc145ea145340075af8/Leonor_Fini__Portrait_of_Mrs._Hasellter__1942.jpg)
Princess Gloria von Thurn und Taxis
April in Paris Ball, 1987
![Princess gloria von thurn und taxis at the april in paris ball waldorf astoria hotel 1987](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/2WOIcxaDnq8iKGc4GiQQim/59954e0116a94fa0ae5f923baad8b530/Princess_Gloria_von_Thurn_und_Taxis_at_the_April_in_Paris_Ball__Waldorf_Astoria_Hotel__1987.jpg)
Serge Roche and Gilbert Poillerat
Table, 1943
![Serge roche and gilbert poillerat table 1943](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/5aNOt25N5YA6GcE0QaIMgs/e784c50823c46e8ad55df35e14c85626/Serge_Roche_and_Gilbert_Poillerat__table__1943.png)
André Breton
Emma, 1900
![Andre breton emma 1900 trivium art history.600x0](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/2yPqizH1qwgwQCuwWYOuiY/2ca0c554d06247c01f07097f0e035410/Andre-breton-emma-1900-trivium-art-history.600x0.jpg)
Sir John Everett Millais
Portrait of Mrs. Charles Wertheimer
![Sir john everett millais portrait of mrs charles wertheimer](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/2Nlji0dLeUuAOySWAikUME/174a0dd592c9e00449fdd0f245b6c880/sir-john-everett-millais-portrait-of-mrs-charles-wertheimer.jpg)
References
![Max ernst. l habillement de la marie e 1940](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/4HkCdfvOpOYsOwMY6E2W0Q/adbdc1d31bf7ecce0480ec98bf9637d1/Max_Ernst._L_habillement_de_la_marie__e__1940.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Max Ernst
L'habillement de la Mariée, 1940
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![William morris red house bexleyheath 1859 by william morris and philip webb](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/48QofoGqiI4E2SMGKw6YCQ/46c7202a29fe8b0f6aa44bda6dc528e8/William_Morris__Red_House__Bexleyheath__1859__by_William_Morris_and_Philip_Webb.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
William Morris and Philip Webb
William Morris’ Red House, 1859, Bexleyheath
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![Armand albert rateau table basse aux oiseaux 1924](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/1v1ZvYbS3WEema2KEyMYes/528a4bb5b035761673ac1a0d2a733dac/ARMAND_ALBERT_RATEAU__TABLE_BASSE_AUX_OISEAUX__1924.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Armand Albert Rateau
Table Basse Aux Oiseaux, 1924
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![Lisa fonssagrives in chicken hat 1948 irving penn](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/2e1dOFlhWAQmkUaWYMIIYA/b58239844ce72fd2a812afd92fca0b16/Lisa_Fonssagrives_in_Chicken_Hat__1948___Irving_Penn.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Irving Penn
Lisa Fonssagrives in Chicken Hat, 1948
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![Elsa schiaparelli hat 1939](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/1J8Zr4jIfOoMQIasECaUY2/4467a44b7d41f354ae99ff4d7153552c/Elsa_Schiaparelli_Hat__1939.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Elsa Schiaparelli
Grape Hat, 1939
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![Attributed to william mosman sir james macdonald 1741 1765 and sir alexander macdonald 1744 1810 1749](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/2sphAmscJWwyS8wCikUWWk/22d4c7adbc9f960ae136286c364816e3/Attributed_to_William_Mosman_-_Sir_James_Macdonald_1741_-_1765_and_Sir_Alexander_Macdonald_1744_-_1810__1749.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
William Mosman
Sir James Macdonald 1741-1765 and Sir Alexander Macdonald 1744-1810, 1749
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![Erwin blumenfeld leonor fini 1960.](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/6oZ21Mk8DK0Iw6o8iMwMSW/19e33d828812abd15f2463d348c0e8a8/Erwin_Blumenfeld__Leonor_Fini__1960..jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Erwin Blumenfeld
Leonor Fini, 1960
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![George 1 wing armchair walnut 1720](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/28Vbq20hmQmEKYmccQUK2C/ae85d6db592e79506ea3d27683f98077/George_1_Wing_Armchair__Walnut__1720.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
George I of Great Britain
Wing Armchair, Walnut, 1720
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![George ii console table in the style of thomas johnson 1755](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/5ycZ7iNDPygGo02o8oYwk8/3a69e44de1707f67b388d8e226ab9004/George_II_console_table_in_the_style_of_Thomas_Johnson__1755.png?w=1000&q=70)
George II of Great Britain
Console Table in the style of Thomas Johnson, 1755
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![Het schip in amsterdam michel de klerk 1921](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/SzuzBhyYMeC0q4iCO0EMU/ce3568d0ec640a33767acb47e165ccd0/Het_Schip_in_Amsterdam__Michel_de_Klerk__1921.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Michel de Klerk
Het Schip, 1921, Amsterdam
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![Leonor fini by andre ostier 1949 from le onor fini by xavie re gauthier le muse e de poche 1973](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/6HlODhZfBSGAaQqSmmioMw/392729d115c1d619b980ef47b5ab27ea/Leonor_Fini_by_Andre___Ostier__1949_From_Le__onor_Fini_by_Xavie__re_Gauthier__Le_Muse__e_de_Poche__1973.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
André Ostier,
Leonor Fini, 1949
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![Leonor fini portrait of mrs. hasellter 1942](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/4icLdhGPBSIWeuuOsK0MEM/da844af775035fc145ea145340075af8/Leonor_Fini__Portrait_of_Mrs._Hasellter__1942.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Leonor Fini
Portrait of Mrs. Hasellter, 1942
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![Princess gloria von thurn und taxis at the april in paris ball waldorf astoria hotel 1987](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/2WOIcxaDnq8iKGc4GiQQim/59954e0116a94fa0ae5f923baad8b530/Princess_Gloria_von_Thurn_und_Taxis_at_the_April_in_Paris_Ball__Waldorf_Astoria_Hotel__1987.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
Princess Gloria von Thurn und Taxis
April in Paris Ball, 1987
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![Serge roche and gilbert poillerat table 1943](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/5aNOt25N5YA6GcE0QaIMgs/e784c50823c46e8ad55df35e14c85626/Serge_Roche_and_Gilbert_Poillerat__table__1943.png?w=1000&q=70)
Serge Roche and Gilbert Poillerat
Table, 1943
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![Andre breton emma 1900 trivium art history.600x0](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/2yPqizH1qwgwQCuwWYOuiY/2ca0c554d06247c01f07097f0e035410/Andre-breton-emma-1900-trivium-art-history.600x0.jpg?w=1000&q=70)
André Breton
Emma, 1900
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![Sir john everett millais portrait of mrs charles wertheimer](http://images.ctfassets.net/nonm77rtn1g8/2Nlji0dLeUuAOySWAikUME/174a0dd592c9e00449fdd0f245b6c880/sir-john-everett-millais-portrait-of-mrs-charles-wertheimer.jpg?w=1000&q=70)