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The Widows of Culloden (Scottish Gaelic: Bantraich de cuil lodair) is the twenty-eighth collection by British fashion designer Alexander McQueen, made for the Autumn/Winter 2006 season of his eponymous fashion house. It was inspired by his Scottish ancestry and is regarded as one of his most autobiographical collections.
Ensemble. Widows of Culloden, autumn/winter 2006–7. Dress of McQueen wool tartan; top of nude silk net appliquéd with black lace; underskirt of cream silk tulle. Courtesy of Alexander McQueen. Photograph © Sølve Sundsbø / Art + Commerce. Read an article by Jonathan Faiers about McQueen and tartan.
Despite the emotive subject matter, The Widows of Culloden was a more composed and less aggressive rendering of Scotland’s past than McQueen’s Highland Rape collection. It was filled with the now familiar McQueen tartan, although this time its application was more refined.
The Widows of Culloden is the twenty-eighth collection by British fashion designer Alexander McQueen, made for the Autumn/Winter 2006 season of his eponymous fashion house. It was inspired by his Scottish ancestry and is regarded as one of his most autobiographical collections.
Alexander McQueen (British, 1969–2010) Dress. Widows of Culloden, autumn/winter 2006–7. Cream silk tulle and lace with resin antlers. Courtesy of Alexander McQueen. Photograph © Sølve Sundsbø / Art + Commerce. In McQueen’s Words.
Mar 18, 2015 · You felt his deep regard for his Scottish roots and his belief in the transformative power of clothing in 'The Widows of Culloden' (A/W 2006). You felt his romantic preoccupation with the exotic in 'Its Only a Game' (S/S 2005). You felt nature's influence on his work in 'Plato's Atlantis' (S/S 2010).
