Rare 1942 "It's Not True" Adrian Silk & Lace Gown designer-joy-stevens Every detail about this dress

Every detail about this dress is fabulous

Alexander McQueen handed his audience a self-imagined fantasy of crinolined princesses and British-colonial romance of such beauty

Little round circles of flowers adorn the blue fabric and it is cut in typical sixties flower child style - a high empire waist

The gown is heavy to pick up because of how much fabric was used but is shockingly light and airy feeling when on because of the fine grade jersey used

Rare 1942 "It's Not True" Adrian Silk & Lace Gown designer-joy-stevens Every detail about this dressVoguepedia says of Gilbert Adrian: "In the hands of the legendary Hollywood designer Gilbert Adrian, clothes could do and say magical things. From the flower festooned munchkin costumes in The Wizard of Oz to the elegance defining Gowns by Adrian worn by screen stars like Norma Shearer, Barbara Stanwyck, and Joan Crawfordand copied by the hundreds of thousands for the humbler massesAdrian was the definition of cinematic invention for more than a