The 'Outfit Look-Alikes' Thread

[LostInNJ]

What collection is that second dress from...I'm pretty sure it isn't from McQueen's FW 06...

 

[waxy]

Vintage Yves Saint Laurent vs Alexander Mcqueen FW 06


stylebubble,firstview

yikes! now that's a knock off.

 

[kiddokiddo]

^^The dress was shown in his FW 06 Menswear show. He had a green plaid version in his womens collection. I chose to show the black to emphasize the similarity

firstview

 

[Spike413]

Giambattista Valli F/W 07 (if you put the red stones in place of the black stones)

By Malene Birger Fall 2008

style.com/netaporter.com

 

[kiddokiddo]

^good one

Here's another example when McQueen was really being influenced by master Yves

Vintage YSL vs Alexander McQueen FW05

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[kahlilg]

wow. i never noticed mcqueen was so influenced by ysl.

 

[Spike413]

^ That YSL/McQueen comparison is definitely a case where McQueen had to have been inspired by the YSL dress. It's so iconic, anyone with even a little knowledge of fashion history would have seen it at some point.

 

[kiddokiddo]

^I think designers are often inspired by Yves' masterworks. He is truly a legend

 

[Eshe]

It is acceptable to me for designers to be inspired by others designers work. It is when it is obviously copied because the designer has no imagination that it begins to become frustrating and resulting from that, me despising fashion as each copy is passed through the chain stores.

 

[Spike413]

^I think designers are often inspired by Yves' masterworks. He is truly a legend

Definitely.

And since Yves was the first to do so many things, comparisons to his work are inevitable.

 

[Miss Galliano]

ooh I never knew Mcqwueen has copies from YSL .. ooh still great !

 

[Creative]

wowww there is no difference!! Good eye! But it's something unbelievable for me to think that a designer such as Alexander can copy exactly a dress from another designer...

 

[waxy]

^I think designers are often inspired by Yves' masterworks. He is truly a legend

So true.

McQueen must be truly inspired by the said dress.

 

[cato.]

Jil Sander SS09 & Armani Prive Spring07

Source | Style.com

 

[eternitygoddess]

^Those two looks are as diff. as day and night.

 

[cato.]

^ Look at the way that fringe is used .. Both are cinched from the bottom to the top (not sure if that makes any sense )

 

[waxy]

hmmm... i find the two looks different too...

 

[Spike413]

daniellat, please provide the source for those images you've posted or they will need to be removed.

thank you.

 

[eternitygoddess]

Look at the way that fringe is used .. Both are cinched from the bottom to the top

I think that's a common "cut" or "draping" or "styling" of a dress.

 

[AD122915]

Roberto Cavalli FW05 versus Frida Giannini's Gucci FW06

source: Lerage/CelebrityCity