Final Collection McQueen Angel Jacket designer-pauline-trigere This vintage Lanvin set is

This vintage Lanvin set is seriously fabulous

almost weightless silk chiffon that has that spectacular dots of gold lame thread woven though the silk

The cut is pure forties pin up - it has almost dolman sleeves with no shoulder seams - the sleeves are built out from just above the waist

This skirt and top was shown on the runway in all white but I find this black and white version infinitely more dramatic and wearable

Waist band: 2

Final Collection McQueen Angel Jacket designer-pauline-trigere This vintage Lanvin set isThe final collection was cut on the stand by McQueen and the pieces are the last produced by him. The instantly sold out world wide and are the absolute hardest and most precious of all his work. I am immensely pleased to offer this suburb gold silk brocade jacket and belt in pristine, museum quality. Sarah Burton said of this final collection: "He wanted to get back to the handcraft he loved, and the things that are being lost in the making of