Monday, April 27, 2009

Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

Alright, what would you do in this situation?  Take a look at these two pieces, both from Alexander McQueen's Spring/Summer 2009 RTW collection.  First, this cap-sleeve dress, made of luxurious liquidy viscose that drapes perfectly over one's body.
The gathering of material to one side makes everything a tad asymmetrical and slightly off-kilter.  That coupled with the eyeball-melting print and bright saturated colors keeps the eye moving.  I really love this dress.  But we're not quite done.

Here is a 100% cotton, oversize tank top from the same collection with a very similar design on front and back.
You won't be surprised at all to learn that the dress costs over three times as much as the tank. I have justified many times in splurging on a dress because a dress is an entire outfit: your top as well as your bottom.   But this time I really can't.   Not when there's Cher concert t-shirts to save up for.




Images via net-a-porter and style.com

1 comments:

Emily said...

I would either get the dress or nothing. I really like the print as well, but I just don't think it looks nearly as interesting on a tank top as it does on the dress. But of course, we must be practical...! Personally, though, I think the tank top is cool but not worth an investment, whereas the dress just might be worth it.