Spectacular Pre-Fall 2016 Alexander McQueen by Sarah Burton Black Nude Lace Dress designer-bessi The hood and very upper

The hood and very upper shoulders are lined in a pink

Sleeves: 11" from the dropped shoulder seam and with a 19" drop

5" flat across the inside from side seam to side seam

From there the cape falls to the knee area in a cascade of silk

There is a little bit of hidden sexiness there as well since as you move you do get glimpses of that innermost layer and its touch of transparency

Spectacular Pre-Fall 2016 Alexander McQueen by Sarah Burton Black Nude Lace Dress designer-bessi The hood and very upperThis spectacular Alexander McQueen dress is from the Pre fall 2016 collection. The presentation version was far more elaborate but I think I prefer this one. It allows you to really see the pattern on the lace and I think can be worn to more functions with its simpler more versatile feel. Vogue's Sarah Mower said in part of this collection; 'Theres a sensuous glamour emerging through Pre Fall which seems to be hovering somewhere around the 30s or 40s.