In a dress from What a Merry Go Round (Fall/Winter 2001-2), McQueen reinterprets the 1920s robe de style silhouette, with its straight cut and volume at the hips, into a sequin-covered dress with rows of tulle and lace. Its green color palette recalls the nightlife of Germany’s Weimar Republic, which is the setting of the film Cabaret (1972), one of the designer’s inspirations for the collection.

Les Feuillets d' Art, Volume VI, le feuillets de la mode, "La pluie d'or..."
The Cleveland Museum of Art, Ingalls Library (IML 985384)
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